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FlyDubai flight to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after incident in cockpit

FlyDubai flight to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after incident in cockpit
South China Morning Post Wednesday 30 September 2026, 07:54 UTC By Associated Press 1 min read
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A commercial plane travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes. Israeli media, citing security officials, said the incident stemmed from a feud between the plane’s two pilots, and everyone on board was safe. The plane landed in Tabuk, a civilian and military base in the kingdom.

A commercial plane travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes. Israeli media, citing security officials, said the incident stemmed from a feud between the plane’s two pilots, and everyone on board was safe. The plane landed in Tabuk, a civilian and military base in the kingdom. The FlyDubai plane transmitted an... [Image text:] Aenva oAntalya Cyprus Syria Lebanon Alexandria aswyl l Jordan Israel Baghdad Iraq e Kuwait Tehran ulei Iran Ashgabat Mashhad Egypt Madinah. gilal Jeddah. Makkah aSo Red Sea Persian Gull Arabian Gulf) Bahrain Riyadh Dubai Qatar Gulf of Oman Saudi Arabia Emirates bowo Oman
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