Flydubai Passengers Select Law Firm for Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit
Translated & summarized from Calcalist by baba
Passengers from a Flydubai flight have selected the law firm Nashitz Brandes Amir to represent them in lawsuits against the airline and Israeli authorities. The claims, expected to reach hundreds of millions of dollars, are related to an incident on September 29th where a co-pilot attacked the pilot. Passengers intervened to stabilize the flight and land it in Saudi Arabia before returning to Israel.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Flydubai passengers chose Nashitz Brandes Amir law firm for multi-million dollar lawsuits.
- The lawsuits target Flydubai, the Ministry of Transportation, and other parties.
- An incident on Sept. 29 involved a co-pilot attacking the pilot on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight.
- Passengers intervened to stabilize the plane and land it in Saudi Arabia.
- Tzviקה Mans will head the administration managing the passengers' claims.
Passengers from a Flydubai flight have chosen the law firm of Nashitz Brandes Amir to represent them in upcoming lawsuits against the airline, the Ministry of Transportation, and other parties. This decision follows meetings with other firms, including Herzog and Goldfarb. The passengers are organizing to file claims estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, stemming from an incident on September 29th.
During the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, a passenger heard shouts from the cockpit. Upon investigation, Israeli passengers discovered the co-pilot stabbing the pilot and the plane diving. Passenger Yaniv Hayun stabilized the aircraft, while others, including Tali Mans, subdued the assailant co-pilot, attended to the injured pilot, and had another pilot on board land the plane in Saudi Arabia. From there, they returned to Israel.
An administration has been appointed to manage the passengers' dealings with authorities. Tzviקה Mans, CEO of the underwriting company Barak Naomi, has been appointed as the head of this administration. Other members include Tal Eisenberg, a lawyer residing in Singapore, and passengers Daniel Schlichter, Itay Perlman, and Shir Meor.
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