Flydubai Pilot Stabbed in Cockpit by Co-Pilot on Flight to Tel Aviv
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
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- Flydubai pilot Sumit Matckar was stabbed by his co-pilot.
- The incident occurred on a flight to Tel Aviv, forcing an emergency landing.
- The plane landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- Passengers were later evacuated to Israel on a separate flight.
- The airline is investigating the co-pilot's motives.
The pilot of a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, who was stabbed in the cockpit during an incident, has been identified as Indian national Sumit Matckar. Matckar, the captain of the aircraft, was reportedly injured by the co-pilot, an Omani national, while in the cockpit during the flight. The incident forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Matckar has approximately 15 years of experience in commercial aviation, having joined Flydubai in June 2022. Prior to that, he spent about 11 years with the Indian budget airline SpiceJet. Following the landing in Saudi Arabia, passengers awaited evacuation, and Flydubai dispatched a special aircraft to return them to Israel.
Flydubai has stated that the motives behind the incident are currently under investigation. The airline has confirmed that a rescue flight carrying the passengers from Saudi Arabia has arrived in Israel.
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