Following publicly available flight-tracking data showing a sudden descent from 34,000 to 16,600 feet and the activation of international emergency codes 7700 and 7500, an international commercial flight carrying Israeli citizens from the United Arab Emirates triggered high-level security alarms, leading Israeli media, regional officials, and passenger accounts to report that a severe dispute, pilot suicide attempt, or stabbing incident occurred in the cockpit before passengers assisted crew members in subduing the threat and landing safely in Saudi territory.
Pilot Stabbed Aboard Flydubai Aircraft Ahead of ‘Hijack’ Alert
