During a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, the co-pilot attacked the captain, but a plumber recalled a TV show and managed to pull the plane out of a nosedive, while a dentist provided first aid to the captain.

During a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, the co-pilot attacked the captain, but a plumber recalled a TV show and managed to pull the plane out of a nosedive, while a dentist provided first aid to the captain.

@meduzalive 01 Oct 2026, 13:58

On September 30, a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv narrowly avoided disaster due to an attack by the co-pilot on the captain, but thanks to the actions of passengers, including a plumber and a dentist, tragedy was averted.

@meduzalive 01 Oct 2026, 11:11

Georgian Jew Shota Musaev, a dentist, saved the injured pilot on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, where one of the pilots attempted to kill his colleague with the intention of hijacking the plane, for which Musaev will be nominated for a civil heroism award in Israel.

@paperkartuli 01 Oct 2026, 08:00

US President Donald Trump reported that a passenger, a plumber, managed to stabilize a FlyDubai plane losing altitude after an attack by the co-pilot, using knowledge gained from television shows about aviation disasters.

@meduzalive 01 Oct 2026, 05:47

Flydubai passenger Yaniv Hayun recounted how he managed to subdue the co-pilot after the latter attacked the crew commander with a knife.

@varlamov_news 01 Oct 2026, 05:37

An Israeli plumber aboard a Flydubai flight managed to prevent the aircraft from crashing by stabilizing it after the co-pilot attacked the captain.

@varlamov_news 01 Oct 2026, 05:23