Flydubai Pilot Suspected of Attempted Suicide, Passengers Intervened
A Flydubai flight carrying approximately 70 Israelis experienced a harrowing incident where the pilot is suspected of attempting to crash the plane in an apparent suicide attempt. Passengers reported hearing screams and later saw blood in the cockpit after the pilot was allegedly stabbed with a knife. Passengers and the co-pilot are credited with intervening to prevent a catastrophe. One passenger, Miriam, described the terrifying moments, stating, "We heard screams on the plane. Then they opened the cockpit, we saw amounts of blood, and someone stabbed the pilot with a knife. We felt we were about to crash, I screamed 'Shema Yisrael'."
Miriam further recounted that a doctor and nurse on board provided initial treatment to the pilot. The Israeli passengers, along with the crew, managed to neutralize the assailant. The plane subsequently made an emergency landing. "There were moments we thought we wouldn't get out of it alive," she added, highlighting the severity of the situation.
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