Israel-bound passenger plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after reported fight between pilots

Israeli media say incident, which raised fears of possible hijacking, stemmed from feud between plane’s two pilots A commercial plane travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel has been forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, after an apparent brawl

Israeli media say incident, which raised fears of possible hijacking, stemmed from feud between plane’s two pilots A commercial plane travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel has been forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, after an apparent brawl between its pilots prompted distress signals that briefly raised fears of an attempted hijacking. The FlyDubai flight was over Jordan when it diverted to Saudi Arabia, transmitting three emergency signals, one of which indicated a possible unlawful interference. Continue reading...