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Flydubai flight to Israel makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia

The Financial Times summary says a cockpit fight preceded the landing, while separate reporting says the aircraft diverted after an alert.

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Owen Mercer
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A Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after an alert, according to Al Jazeera reporting cited in the supplied material.

The Financial Times summary says there was a fight in the cockpit before the landing. It provides no further detail, and that claim is not independently corroborated in the material supplied.

The cause of the alert and the circumstances of the cockpit incident remain unclear. The landing location in Saudi Arabia has not been identified.

The available reporting does not establish what led to the emergency landing or detail what happened aboard the aircraft.

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