Passengers subdue pilot who attacked captain on Flydubai flight

Flydubai pilot suffered knife wounds to the head and hands, CNN passenger Shota Musayev who assisted the injured reported.

Consensus

• A second pilot on a Flydubai flight attacked the captain with a knife.
• The attack occurred during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
• Passengers and crew worked together to subdue the second pilot.
• The aircraft landed safely in Saudi Arabia.
• The captain sustained serious injuries, including stab wounds.
• Passengers provided first aid to the injured captain.
• Other pilots among the passengers helped regain control of the aircraft.
• The incident occurred on September 30.
• The second pilot attempted to cause a crash by putting the plane into a steep dive.

Points of divergence

• The second pilot is from Oman and the captain is from the UAE. — riamo
• The second pilot's motive is unknown, and the incident may have been an attempted terrorist act. — riamo
• The U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the plane was saved by an Israeli plumber who watched aviation disaster documentaries. — riamo
• A video shows the injured pilot covered in blood after the conflict with the second pilot. — tg_astrapress
• The second pilot attempted suicide and tried to crash the plane. — tg_mash
• Passengers recorded a video explaining how they and the crew took control of the situation. — tg_varlamov_news

Coverage (9 sources)

• «He asked several times to be killed». A FlyDubai passenger told how he helped defuse the second pilot — Фонтанка
• Flydubai passenger showed footage after pilot attacked colleague — РИАМО
• Flydubai pilot received knife wounds to head and hands, CNN reported passenger who helped the injured... — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Second pilot tied with headphones: how passengers saved Flydubai plane — РИАМО
• «Almost lost his hand»: passenger helped injured Flydubai pilot — РИАМО
• CNN: Flydubai pilot received head and arm knife wounds — Вечерняя Москва
• On the first video, apparently, an injured pilot after a conflict with the second pilot of the FlyDubai aircraft. The man is covered in blood... — ASTRA
• Hard footage: injured pilot from FlyDubai plane — he was cut with a knife, after partner's attempt to commit suicide and bring the aircraft to a crash. — Mash
• Flydubai passengers recorded videos explaining how they neutralized the attacker with the crew and took control of the situation, but the pilot suffered a serious injury. — Varlamov News

Key entities

• Flydubai
• CNN
• Shotu Musaev
• Tel Aviv
• Dubae
• Dr. Shota Musayev
• RT
• The Times of Israel
• REN TV
• YouTube channel
• Telegram channel RT
• Emanuel Fabian

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