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As flight FZ 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv approached the Jordanian border on Wednesday, passengers knew in an instant that something was wrong when the plane began plummeting from the sky in a rapid dive. It was like "we were having very big turbulence, but there was no turbulence", passenger Almog Italie told AFP, describing the sensation of losing thousands of feet of altitude in seconds as similar to riding a "rollercoaster". FRANCE 24's August Hakansson reports.
Other passengers on the Israel-bound flight described the "terrifying" moment the plane dropped.
A flight operated by FlyDubai from Dubai to Tel Aviv narrowly avoided catastrophe after one of the pilots stabbed his colleague with the intent of bringing down the plane. The plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. (Source: Bloomberg)
A commercial plane travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes. Israeli media, citing security officials, said the incident stemmed from a feud between the plane’s two pilots, and everyone on board was safe. The plane landed in Tabuk, a civilian and military base in the kingdom. The FlyDubai plane transmitted an...
Despite a brief emergency alert signalling a hijacking, the Israeli prime minister's office confirmed this had been ruled out.
The low-cost Gatwick to Cape Town service is flying again for the southern summer. It is a seasonal return rather than a new route, and the listings stop in April. The post Norse Atlantic Cape Town Flights Restart From London Gatwick for the 2026-27 South Africa Season appeared first on The Rio Times.