Passenger Helped Regain Control of Flydubai Plane After Pilot Attack
Summary
A passenger helped regain control of a Flydubai flight after a knife attack on a pilot forced the aircraft into a rapid descent from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later met the passenger, Yaniv Hayun, who said he relied on watching air crash investigations to react in the emergency.
Key Points
- A knife attack on a pilot aboard Flydubai flight FZ 1073 caused the aircraft to descend rapidly while flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
- Passenger Yaniv Hayun entered the cockpit, helped restrain the attacker, and assisted in stabilizing the plane.
- Benjamin Netanyahu met Hayun after the incident and asked how he knew what to do, prompting Hayun to say he watches air crash investigations.
- The flight carried 174 people, and flight monitoring data showed the plane lost thousands of feet in a short period.
