A conflict between pilots occurred on board a Flydubai flight traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv

On board a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, a conflict broke out between the pilots. It is specified that the incident occurred while the airliner was in Jordanian airspace. At that moment, a signal was sent regarding a possible attempted hijacking of the aircraft. After Israeli authorities failed to establish contact with the pilots, fighter jets were scrambled into the air.

According to sources, it was later revealed that a quarrel had occurred between the pilots. It is reported that the co-pilot attacked the captain of the aircraft and attempted to gain access to the flight controls. After a commotion arose in the cockpit, passengers entered and subdued the co-pilot.

According to sources, there were also off-duty pilots in civilian clothes on board who were traveling on a business trip. They took control of the aircraft and landed it in Tabuk.

The captain of the aircraft, a UAE citizen, was taken to the hospital in an unconscious state. The co-pilot is being interrogated. Israel dispatched another aircraft to transport the passengers to Tel Aviv.

On one of them, it is claimed, bloodstains can be seen on the clothes of one of the passengers who helped subdue the co-pilot.

According to updated data, the co-pilot who attacked the captain (a UAE citizen) was an Omani citizen. His motive has not yet been established.

The Israeli government is considering the version of a terrorist attack. It is also assumed that the co-pilot may have been attempting to commit suicide by crashing the plane.