Israel Suspects Flydubai Co-Pilot Planned to Crash Plane Into Airport or US Military Base
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- By Chris Summers Israel says the investigation into the co-pilot who attempted to take control of a Flydubai flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel on Sept. 30 has raised suspicions that he intended to turn the aircraft into a weapon and fly it into Be...S1
- The FlyDubai co-pilot behind the hijacking attempt wanted to crash the jet into Ben Gurion Airport and previously flew the sensitive Israel route, according to multiple sources close to the investigation, amid increasingly difficult questions about the circums...S2
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Israel Suspects Flydubai Co-Pilot Planned to Crash Plane Into Airport or US Military Base
By Chris Summers Israel says the investigation into the co-pilot who attempted to take control of a Flydubai flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel on Sept. 30 has raised s…
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FlyDubai co-pilot planned to crash aircraft into Tel Aviv airport
The FlyDubai co-pilot behind the hijacking attempt wanted to crash the jet into Ben Gurion Airport and previously flew the sensitive Israel route, according to multiple sources clo…
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Published Oct 5, 2026
What to know
- By Chris Summers Israel says the investigation into the co-pilot who attempted to take control of a Flydubai flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel on Sept. 30 has raised suspicions that he intended to turn the aircraft into a weapon and fly it into Be...S1
- The FlyDubai co-pilot behind the hijacking attempt wanted to crash the jet into Ben Gurion Airport and previously flew the sensitive Israel route, according to multiple sources close to the investigation, amid increasingly difficult questions about the circums...S2
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