Omani Co-Pilot Planned Flydubai Plane Crash Over Ben Gurion Airport Terminal

An Omani co-pilot confessed to planning to crash a Flydubai aircraft over the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion Airport, according to Israeli journalist Amit Segal. The co-pilot's plot reportedly involved continuing the landing approach as if normal, then deviating at the last moment to hit the crowded terminal when interception by Israeli air defenses would be impossible.

This catastrophic plan was allegedly the reason the attacker postponed his assault on the pilot until the plane was over Jordanian airspace, close to Israeli territory. The co-pilot's strategy was to make the deviation appear natural until the final seconds before impact.

The report indicates that the scheme was thwarted by the courageous decision of the injured Indian pilot. He insisted on opening the cockpit door at all costs, allowing passengers and crew to intervene and overpower the attacker during the critical moments.