Flydubai Pilot Planned to Crash Plane into Ben Gurion Airport Terminal

The second pilot of a Flydubai flight, identified as Hamam Al-Hammami, a citizen of Oman, confessed during interrogation that he intended to crash the aircraft into the terminal at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. According to preliminary information, this was the motive behind his attack on the captain. The incident occurred while the plane was over Jordan, near Israel. His alleged plan was to follow the standard landing approach and then, at the last moment when interception would be impossible, change course and steer the plane into the terminal.

The captain, despite being injured, insisted on opening the cockpit door, which helped prevent the tragedy. Al-Hammami stated that he specifically chose Flydubai because he was researching companies flying to Tel Aviv and had been planning this operation even before being hired by the airline. He also mentioned trying to get hired by various airlines.

Previously, it was reported that two other pilots from the same airline, flying as passengers, assisted in regaining control of the aircraft after the second pilot's attack and helped land the plane in Saudi Arabia. Their names have not yet been released.

Further investigation into the incident, which occurred on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, revealed that the second pilot also attempted to bring the plane down and may have intentionally shut off both engines.