FlyDubai Incident: What We Know

Bloomberg Markets Thursday 01 October 2026, 06:12 UTC 1 min read

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A pilot of a FlyDubai jet carrying more than 170 passengers to Tel Aviv stabbed his colleague and tried to crash the plane. Passengers and members of the crew stormed the cockpit and managed to stabilize the jet. Bloomberg's Benedikt Kammel breaks down the situation.

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