Omani Co-Pilot Planned to Crash Plane into Ben Gurion Airport
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Omani co-pilot confessed to planning to crash plane into Ben Gurion Airport.
- He gathered intelligence during previous flights to Israel.
- The attack was foiled by the pilot opening the cockpit door.
- He chose Flydubai because it flew to Tel Aviv.
- He planned the attack before joining the airline.
Hammam Al-Hammami, the Omani co-pilot who attempted to crash a Flydubai flight last week, confessed during his investigation that he had planned to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport. This was reported on Sunday by Channel 12 News. According to the report, Al-Hammami attacked the Indian pilot only in Jordan, near Israel, because of this plan. His intention was to approach Ben Gurion Airport for a normal landing and, at the last moment when interception would be impossible, to crash the plane into the terminal, causing mass casualties. The attack was thwarted only due to the injured pilot's decision to open the cockpit door. Channel 13 News also reported that Al-Hammami stated in his interrogation that he wanted to work for a company that flew to Israel. "I searched and checked which company flew to Tel Aviv, and that's why I chose Flydubai," he claimed. "I tried to get accepted to all the companies. I planned the operation even before I was accepted into the company." Israeli sources also noted that Al-Hammami visited Ben Gurion Airport in June as part of his flights, gathering intelligence to prepare for the terror attack he intended to carry out. A month later, he flew a plane to Israel that he planned to crash on Israeli territory, but ultimately postponed the plan due to his proximity to a crew member.
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