Passenger Suspects Flydubai Crew Aided Hijacker

Assaf Radwan, an Israeli passenger who helped subdue a hijacker on a Flydubai flight, revealed new details about the incident in an interview on "Uvdah" (Fact) on Channel 12. Radwan suspects that some of the flight attendants may have aided the Omani hijacker who attempted to crash the plane. He recounted witnessing a flight attendant "start to release the handcuffs" used to restrain the hijacker. Radwan also noted suspicious behavior from the crew, including their physical appearance, their movements, and their communication in Arabic. He stated that the flight attendants had access to the cockpit code, which he believes is unusual, and observed them entering and exiting. He also described an incident where a flight attendant attempted to give the incapacitated pilot a pill, despite the pilot being on oxygen. Radwan and his wife, Lior, who was also on the flight with their two daughters, described the intense fear and confusion during the ordeal. Radwan expressed that the "real fight" was with the flight attendants, whom he described as "animals" and feared might produce weapons. He also mentioned that the crew reacted negatively to passengers filming the events. The interview comes just over a week after the incident, which was thwarted by six "heroes," resulting in the safe landing of the 174 passengers.