Flydubai passenger describes hugging his children as plane nosedived during attack

BBC World Thursday 01 October 2026, 13:34 UTC 1 min read

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Adam Polovincik tells the BBC he told his young children "everything is going to be all right" as flight plunged more than 17,000ft (5,200m).

Flydubai (PERSON) Adam Polovincik (PERSON)

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Flydubai passenger describes hugging his children as plane nosedived during attack

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