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Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv signals hijacking, turns back over Saudi Arabia

A Flydubai aircraft en route to Tel Aviv signaled a possible hijacking and was turned back over Saudi Arabia with 180 people on board. The incident is developing; details on the nature of the threat and the aircraft's current status remain unconfirmed. This marks a potential aviation security crisis in a region already tense due to ongoing conflict.

Vedomostiabout 10 hours agoAE, SA, ILCredibility 51%View source

Score Breakdown

Mosaic Score8.6

Model confidence0.1

Significance0.8

Source credibility0.5

Intelligence Tags

#hijacking #aviation #security #flydubai #middle east

Locations

Saudi ArabiaTel Aviv

Entities

countrycountrycountry

Source

Part of 2 situations

developingConflictInfrastructure5h ago

Flydubai Flight Incident: Pilot Altercation, Emergency Landing in Saudi Arabia

A Flydubai flight (FZ1621) from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia following a physical altercation between pilots, which led to a rapid descent and the transmission of a hijacking signal. While initial reports suggested a potential terror attack or hijacking, Israeli authorities have attributed the incident to an internal crew dispute, ruling out hostile action. The situation is now resolved, with the aircraft having landed safely.

↓ de-escalating·↑19 signals·IL, AE, SAScore 6.0

activeConflictGeopolitics6h ago