FlyDubai Hijacking Attempt: Passengers Foil Plot, Crew Demands Attacker's Release
Translated & summarized from Cursorinfo by baba
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- Passengers subdued a FlyDubai co-pilot attempting to hijack the plane.
- Flight attendants demanded the release of the apprehended co-pilot.
- Passengers suspected the crew of possible complicity with the hijacker.
- The co-pilot was restrained by passengers and did not succeed in his attempt.
- The article references a statement by Netanyahu on the incident.
Passengers on a FlyDubai flight overpowered a co-pilot who attempted to hijack the aircraft, but were then surprised when the flight attendants demanded the attacker's release. The incident occurred after the second pilot, Hammam al-Hammami, attacked the captain and tried to seize control of the plane. Three Israeli passengers, including 47-year-old Tzvika Manes, managed to subdue and restrain al-Hammami.
Following the apprehension of the co-pilot, flight attendants reportedly insisted that the passengers release him. This unexpected demand led some passengers, including Manes, to suspect the crew might be complicit with the hijacker. Manes stated that the crew shouted that passengers had no right to kill the detained pilot, though he clarified that no one intended to harm him, only to prevent further danger.
Another Israeli passenger, 35-year-old Daniel Schlichter, corroborated that the flight attendants demanded the co-pilot's release, which also raised suspicions among passengers about the crew's potential involvement. The article notes that no evidence of collusion between the crew and al-Hammami was presented, nor was a reason given for the crew's demand.
During the incident, another passenger, Ilán Hayoun, heard al-Hammami repeatedly ask to be killed. Manes suggested this behavior might have occurred after the co-pilot realized his hijacking attempt had failed. The report also references a previous statement by Netanyahu regarding the FlyDubai incident.
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