Flydubai Passenger Recounts 'Miracle' After Foiling Attack
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
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- Passengers on a Flydubai flight helped foil an attack by subduing the co-pilot.
- Passenger Assaf Rejwan detailed the unique cooperation among travelers during the incident.
- One passenger provided a mobile hotspot, another read Psalms, and others tracked the flight.
- An Australian passenger contacted Israel from Saudi Arabia.
- Rejwan found deep personal meaning in a biblical verse after the flight.
- He expressed profound gratitude for life and the miraculous survival.
Assaf Rejwan, a passenger on a Flydubai flight who helped thwart an aerial disaster by subduing the co-pilot who attacked the captain, shared his feelings and insights following the incident. He explained that during intimate conversations among passengers after their safe arrival in Israel, they realized each person played a critical role in the rescue effort. "We understood that every passenger on the flight had a role," Rejwan stated.
Rejwan detailed the unique cooperation among passengers. One provided a mobile hotspot, another read Psalms, a third helped secure the attacker with headphone cords, while others tracked the flight's location via GPS. An Australian passenger also managed to contact Israel from Saudi territory. Rejwan also specifically mentioned Yaniv, Tzviqa, Tali, Shota, and Or for their contributions.
After landing, Rejwan attended synagogue on Saturday morning to recite the blessing of thanksgiving, Birkat HaGomel. Coincidentally, he encountered a verse from Deuteronomy 33:26: "There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your help, and in his majesty on the clouds." Rejwan described the profound moment of reading this verse with fellow congregants, stating, "After everything that happened on the flight, after the fear, after the struggle, and after realizing how thin the line was between life and death, to find myself facing these words, 'rides the heavens to your help,' was a moment I find hard to explain."
Rejwan concluded his powerful and moving account with deep gratitude for life and the miracle, ending with the words, "Am Yisrael Chai" (The people of Israel live).
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