FlyDubai passenger's haunting thoughts as horror knife attack on 'hijacked plane' unfolded

FlyDubai passenger's haunting thoughts as horror knife attack on 'hijacked plane' unfolded During the terrifying incident on board the allegedly hijacked FlyDubai flight passenger Naama Bershadski recalled thinking “We’re going to die,” as passengers screamed in fear A passenger on board the allegedly hijacked FlyDubai flight has relived the moment she closed her eyes and prayed as the horror attack unfolded. FlyDubai flight FZ1073, bound for Tel Aviv, issued an emergency hijacking alert shortly after 6.30am BST Wednesday. It has been alleged that one of the pilots " stabbed the other pilot and apparently tried to crash the plane". The wounded pilot who has been named as Indian national Smit Machchhar, is said to have opened the cockpit door so passengers and crew could stop the attacker. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted his “extraordinary bravery.” “Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker — preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster,” Netanyahu said on X. “He saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals.” Two passengers reportedly helped take control of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and land it. Passenger Almog Itali said one of them was a British pilot and that they "entered (the cockpit) and pulled the aircraft up, pulled the yoke, stabilised the plane and landed us in Saudi Arabia". Fighter jets were scrambled to escort the aircraft during its emergency landing. To see more of the stories you love from The Mirror and to find them easily in Google then make us your preferred source. Free and easy-to-do, just click on the link here to find more from The Mirror at the top of your feed. The shaken passengers from the FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed Wednesday evening in Israel on another flight, as onlookers cheered. Israel's emergency services said they treated three passengers with minor injuries. It was not clear what motivated the attack, which led Israel to scramble warplanes amid concerns about a possible hijacking. Israeli authorities are investigating the incident as a suspected terror attack. Defence Minister Israel Katz said initial information indicated the alleged attacker intended to crash the plane with everyone onboard. "We’re going to die" During the terrifying incident the plane dramatically lost more than 14,000ft in altitude. Flight-tracking data from Flightradar24 showed the Boeing 737 MAX 8 falling from 30,875ft to 16,750ft in just 29 seconds - a drop of 14,125ft. The drop left passengers panicked and passenger Naama Bershadski recalled thinking “We’re going to die,” as she closed her eyes and prayed. Responders feared a second attacker onboard Responder, dentist Shota Musayev, told journalists they realised they had just seconds to take control of the plane before a “critical event.” They also feared another attacker might be on the plane, so “we spread a few more people inside the plane so that if something happened, we would be able to simply take control.” Musayev then attended to the wounded pilot: “He was just praying the whole time and was in contact with me, and I was afraid we would really lose him.” Have you been involved in the FlyDubai incident? If so, please get in touch and share your story by emailing [email protected] Follow our live blog for the latest updates on this incident by clicking here.