Some people are calling this a cockpit dispute. Officials say a man with a knife tried to crash a plane full of Israelis.
The Behind The Scenes Story Is
How He Got On That Flight In The First Place.
In days gone by, I would have been called a conspiracy theorist for even asking a deeper question about this story. We have all watched it happen. What used to be called conspiracy is now out in the open. This is how I look at the Omani Pilot. Yes the plot thickens.
Here’s a real “conspiratorial” question for you. Did he run into the real co-pilot, take his ID, and board that way? Who knows? Maybe, maybe not. Didn’t the pilot know what his co-pilot looked like? Was the co-pilot wearing a synthetic head-piece to make him look like the real co-pilot? (It’s not like it hasn’t been done before…) All I’m saying is nothing is impossible in today’s world, but, one thing is certain.
There was a plot.
The question is who was puling the strings? Oman and Israel are not at peace. It will be interesting to watch this unfold.
The passengers did what they had to do. Two extra pilots took the plane back.
Thank God they did.
“They saved many lives. They prevented a heavy disaster”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, quoting a passenger on Flydubai flight FZ1073
On Wednesday, Flydubai flight FZ1073 left Dubai for Tel Aviv. Most of the people on board were Israeli. There were about 170 to 180 passengers, according to Israeli reports.
According to a report put out by Israeli officials and carried by Reuters, the co-pilot stabbed the captain and tried to crash the plane. Flight tracking showed the aircraft dropped more than 14,000 feet in less than a minute. It also showed an emergency code, then a hijack code.
According to those same accounts, the wounded captain used what strength he had left to open the cockpit door. Passengers and crew rushed in. They pulled the attacker off the controls and tied him up. Two extra pilots were already on the flight because of possible extra flying time, according to a report in the Jerusalem Post. Those two pilots took the plane back and landed it in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
No passengers were reported injured. Both men in the cockpit were taken to a hospital. Saudi authorities are questioning the co-pilot. Israeli officials say he is Omani. Oman does not have normalized relations with Israel. Flydubai’s agreement to fly into Israel said pilots must come from countries that do, according to the Jerusalem Post.
See the Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-910192
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a severe security incident. Defense Minister Israel Katz called it an attempted jihadist terror attack. Israeli jets were scrambled while the plane was still in the air.
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Early reports said a Russian and a Ukrainian were fighting in the cockpit. That did not hold. Later reports said the duty captain was Emirati and the co-pilot under suspicion is Omani. Israel Hayom, citing Tabuk airport, said those two extra pilots were a Russian and a Ukrainian. The airline has not confirmed that. A passenger told the BBC one of those two relief pilots was British. What is confirmed is that two extra Flydubai pilots were already on the flight. They took the controls and landed the jet.
The airline later sent a replacement flight. The passengers reached Israel. The story is still being investigated. What we know now is simple. Someone in the cockpit tried to kill everyone on that jet. Passengers stopped the attacker. Two pilots took the plane back.
“Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”
Psalm 124:7–8 (KJV)
The plane landed. Now find out who put him in that cockpit.
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Sources
Hot Air / Ed Morrissey: https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/09/30/flydubai-pilot-attempts-hijacking-mass-destruction-n3819464
Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/copilot-subdued-after-stabbing-pilot-in-alleged-attempt-to-crash-plane-full-of-israelis/
Jerusalem Post (Oman pilot / airline deal): https://www.jpost.com/international/article-910155
Jerusalem Post (Regev / pilots must be from countries that have peace with Israel): https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-910192
Israel Hayom: https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/09/30/who-was-the-omani-copilot-who-stabbed-captain-flydubai-tel-aviv-flight/
The Independent / BBC passenger account: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-plane-flydubai-pilot-stabbing-uk-b3059208.html


