Flydubai attempted hijacking

In Israel, even fear and grief can become courage, resilience and joy - opinion

Israelis confronted terror, grief and October 7 remembrance with the courage, resilience and humor that define the Israeli spirit.

Flydubai passenger Uri Pintov onboard flight  flight 1073.
A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft prepares for landing at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod on September 30, 2026; illustrative

Saudi Arabia opens international safety investigation into attempted flydubai cockpit attack

A flydubai plane carrying passengers from flight FZ1073 arrives at Ben-Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, after a suspected terror attack aboard their original flight from Dubai to Israel forced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, September 30, 2026.

After flydubai attempted hijacking, police probe aviation security failures at Transport Ministry

(Illustrative) People sit in the cockpit of a FlyDubai 737 Max on display at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai on November 20, 2025.

Hamam al-Hammami hired by flydubai as part of airline's mass hiring push - report


Israeli ministers call for increased military action after flydubai incident

Ministers and opposition politicians also praised the Israeli passengers aboard the flybubai aircraft, saying that they saved many lives and potentially prevented a disaster on the scale of 9/11.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025.

Gulf media delays reporting on flydubai hijacking, consider Israeli sources unreliable - analysis

While Israeli officials increasingly view the incident as an attempted hijacking and a disaster that was narrowly avoided by heroes on the plane, many in the Gulf appeared wary of reporting details.

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft bearing the logo of flydubai is parked at a Boeing production facility in Renton, Washington, US March 11, 2019.

Channel 12 interviews hoaxer posing as passenger aboard flydubai flight to Tel Aviv

The hoaxer continued describing the alleged dramatic moments on the flight, saying passengers feared something had happened to the pilot and that the aircraft could crash.

Channel 12 reporter Tamir Steinman on live TV.

WATCH: Rescue flight lands in Israel with all passengers from earlier flydubai hijacking attempt

The Mossad and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) approved the flydubai rescue flight's crew earlier on Wednesday.

The flydubai rescue flight for hijacked flight FZ1073 lands in Israel on September 30, 2026.

The real story of the flydubai hijacking is the bravery of the Israeli passengers - opinion

The real standout, in this nightmare, has to be the brave Israelis who stormed the flydubai cockpit and were covered with blood once they took down the knife-wielding terrorist.

Passengers at Tabuk airport after a Flydubai aircraft that was bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates was diverted to Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals, in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, in this screen grab obtained from a video dated September 30, 2026.

The flydubai hijacking exposed a flaw in Gulf security. Here's how the GCC can counter it - opinion

Modern security in the Gulf can no longer be defined solely by air-defense batteries, maritime patrols, or regional troop posture, but also the subtle, high-trust operational spaces of everyday life.

A flydubai Boeing 737-8 MAX A6-FKF aircraft

‘We’re in charge of the flight now’: Passenger describes fight for flydubai cabin - interview

The attacker was trying to push the other pilot out, apparently to take control alone. Israeli passengers sitting near the front rushed toward the struggle.

Passengers board a flydubai flight, bound for Dubai, before taking off from Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on September 30, 2026.

Netanyahu confirms flydubai pilot conducted stabbing, praises passengers' heroism at Ben-Gurion

Later, Netanyahu was filmed at the airport embracing one of the passengers who helped neutralize the attacker on the plane, who was still wearing a blood-stained shirt.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with one of the passengers from the hijhacked flydubai flight at Ben-Gurion Airport on September 30, 2026.

Arab media reactions to flydubai hijacking attempt mixed between cautious, sensational

In the first hours of Arab media coverage, a clear divide emerged. As reports spread beyond Dubai, additional and increasingly serious claims emerged.

Passengers queue at the flydubai counters in Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on September 30, 2026.

Regev orders flydubai flights to Israel halted over hijacking pilot's Omani background, sources say

Flydubai’s agreement to operate in Israel explicitly states that all pilots must be from countries that have normalized relations with Israel, which does not include Oman.

 Transportation Minister Miri Regev is seen at Ben-Gurion Airport, central Israel, May 4, 2025