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Passenger Yaniv Hayun helps steady flydubai jet mid-flight
The Hindu··1 Oct
Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayun said he entered the cockpit of flydubai flight FZ1073 and pulled the controls after a co-pilot's crash attempt. He told Benjamin Netanyahu he knew basic flying ideas from the show Air Crash Investigation. The Dubai-Tel Aviv flight carried 174 passengers, including 27 children, and diverted to Tabuk. Netanyahu called Yaniv a lion and a big hero.
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What It Means For You
- Passengers arrived at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport more than 10 hours later on a flydubai replacement aircraft.
- Saudi authorities were to interrogate the co-pilot, Netanyahu said.
- Flydubai warned against premature speculation while motives remain unknown.
What's Happening
- Hayun said he grabbed the co-pilot by the neck, yanked him out, then pulled the controls.
- Israeli officials said passengers and crew enabled a second pair of flydubai pilots aboard to land the jet in Tabuk.
- The jet plunged nearly 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds after the co-pilot stabbed the pilot, officials said.
What The TV Show Is
- Mayday, also known as Air Crash Investigation, is a Canadian documentary series that first premiered in 2003.
- The series has 26 seasons and is available on JioHotstar in India, the report said.
- An Israeli official identified the co-pilot as an Omani national.
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