Flydubai Crew Identified as New Zealand, South African Citizens After Hijacking Attempt
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
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- Two additional Flydubai crew members were identified as New Zealand and South African citizens.
- The crew members helped regain control of the plane after a hijacking attempt.
- The hijacker attacked the captain and disengaged the autopilot.
- Intelligence suggests the hijacker acted alone.
- An international investigation into the incident is ongoing.
A senior official in the United Arab Emirates has revealed the nationalities of two additional crew members aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, who successfully regained control of the aircraft after a hijacking attempt. According to CBS News, one of these crew members is a citizen of New Zealand, and the other is a citizen of South Africa. This completes the picture of the four-person crew: Captain Smith Macher, co-pilot and hijacker Mamam Al-Hamami from Oman, and the two additional pilots who were on board as passengers. An international investigation into the serious incident is ongoing. Al-Hamami reportedly attacked the captain with an emergency axe during cruising altitude, disengaged the autopilot, and caused the plane to dive sharply. Intelligence sources currently assess this as the act of a lone perpetrator without proven organizational affiliation. Authorities continue to examine open questions, including suspicions that the aircraft's engines may have been shut down during the dive and the background checks conducted on Al-Hamami before his hiring.
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