Flydubai Passenger Recounts Pilot Stabbing, Fear of Death During Emergency Landing
Passengers on a Flydubai flight experienced terror when the pilot was allegedly stabbed, leading to an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. One passenger, Miriam, recounted the harrowing experience in a phone interview with i24NEWS. She described hearing screams from the cockpit for an hour or two before landing.
According to Miriam, the cockpit door was opened, revealing significant amounts of blood. She stated that someone had attempted to murder the pilot by stabbing him with a knife. Following the attack, the aircraft reportedly lost control, prompting the diversion to Saudi Arabia.
Miriam and her mother, Yasmin, who was waiting for her at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, were stranded in Saudi Arabia following the incident. The full details of the attack and the perpetrator's identity remain unclear, but the event caused extreme fear among those on board, with passengers believing they might not survive.
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