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Flydubai passengers reach Tel Aviv on replacement aircraft
Al Jazeera reports that passengers from the flight on which a pilot was stabbed arrived in Israel aboard a replacement aircraft.
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
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Passengers from Flydubai flight FZ1073 arrived in Tel Aviv aboard a replacement aircraft, Al Jazeera reported on 30 September.
The flight was travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv before diverting to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Flydubai reported a flight-deck altercation and said passengers were safe and accounted for.
Saudi airport officials said the captain and first officer were hospitalised. The available information does not detail the pilot’s condition or the circumstances of the stabbing.
Al Jazeera’s report says the replacement aircraft landed in Israel, but gives no arrival time or departure point.
