Israeli Passenger Recounts Foiling Flydubai Hijacking Attempt
Translated & summarized from Cursorinfo by baba
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- Israeli passenger Yaniv Hiyun met with Prime Minister Netanyahu.
- Hiyun helped prevent a Flydubai plane crash during a hijacking attempt.
- He credits a TV show for his knowledge of how to intervene.
- Passengers restrained the attacker for nearly an hour.
- The injured co-pilot managed to open the cockpit door.
An Israeli passenger who helped prevent a Flydubai plane from crashing during an attempted hijacking met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yaniv Hiyun, a passenger on the flight, described how he intervened when the pilot, armed with a knife, attacked his co-pilot. Hiyun stated, "I pulled the control stick up and stopped the plane's dive. Fortunately, I had watched a program called 'Aviation Under the Microscope'." He also noted that the injured Indian pilot managed to open the cockpit door despite his wounds, allowing others to intervene and avert a potential catastrophe. Another witness, Assaf Redjuan, emphasized that passengers restrained the suspect for approximately 55 minutes. The replacement pilots from the UK eventually regained control and landed the aircraft.
Earlier reports from "Cursor" detailed passenger Tzvi Mans' account of the incident, including how passengers subdued the co-pilot using headphone wires. The article also referenced a previous report stating that the Flydubai incident highlighted the Israeli Air Force's procedures for dealing with threats from civilian aircraft, which include scrambling fighter jets and potentially halting air traffic.
Prime Minister Netanyahu held a "warm meeting" with Hiyun following the incident.
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