Israel Questions Foreign Flight Crew Vetting After Oman Airman's Attack
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
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- An Omani co-pilot attacked the pilot on a Flydubai flight to Israel.
- Passengers intervened and pilots landed the plane in Saudi Arabia.
- The incident revealed a lack of clear Israeli responsibility for vetting foreign crews.
- Questions are being raised about the process for approving foreign flight personnel.
An attempted terror attack on a Flydubai flight bound for Israel has raised questions about the vetting process for foreign flight crews. On Wednesday, the co-pilot, an Omani citizen, allegedly stabbed the Indian pilot and attempted to crash the plane over Jordan. According to reports, the injured captain managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to intervene and subdue the attacker. Two pilots among the passengers then landed the aircraft in Saudi Arabia, from where the passengers were flown to Israel.
The incident has highlighted a lack of clear responsibility within Israel for verifying the identities and backgrounds of foreign flight crews operating flights to the country. The article suggests that no single Israeli body assumes full accountability for reviewing data that could prevent such occurrences, prompting an examination of who should be responsible, how the approval process should function, and the status of the current investigation.
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