Tabuk Regional Airport

All Flydubai flights to and from Israel have now been temporarily suspended as authorities continue their probe into what occurred on flight FZ1073.

According to a spokesperson for the airline, the midair incident led to a diversion and successful, incredibly enough, thank God, emergency landing at Saudi Arabia's Tabuk Airport.

A rescue flight later brought the, uh, passengers all the way to Israel to the Ben Gurion Airport.

At Ben Gurion, Netanyahu personally thanked a passenger named Yaniv Hayum, who was still wearing a bloodied T-shirt, who, uh, told cameras that he was among those to enter the cockpit and subdue the attacking pilot.

Others came in and also played a role in controlling the situation," he said.

"I was, of course, fighting for my own life, but at the same time I knew that I was not going to let others die." After the passengers restrained the attacker, the two reserve pilots who were on board safely landed the plane at, uh, Tabuk Airport in northwestern Saudi Arabia at around six fifty-eight local time AM.

Uh, the captain and co-pilot were taken to the UAE as it leads the investigation, and officials have said that a number of countries, including Israel, are participating in the investigation.

Uh, in a video release, uh, of his telephone conversation with the hospitalized captain, he said, "You are a true hero of the brave peoples of India and Israel.

During flight FZ1073 from Dubai International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport on September 30, 2026, the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with a cockpit tool in an attempt to seize control of the aircraft.

Passengers and off-duty crew members reportedly forced their way into the flight deck to subdue the attacker, allowing the aircraft to divert safely to Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia.

All passengers and crew were accounted for.

At least one person was treated for upper body injuries.

Two off-duty pilots then reportedly took over the controls.

Three Israelis tied up the attacker, and the plane made an emergency landing at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia.

So, [sighs] what it says about Israel-- I think it says some very positive things about Israeli culture.

Um, near universal military service, most Israeli adults have trained for crisis, a bias towards action, um, and kind of echoes of Flight 93.

He was also hailed as a hero along with the passengers.

Uh, there's a Gulf angle here.

Saudi Arabia took in an Israel-bound plane, and passengers thanked Tabuk Airport for the warm welcome.

It kind of reminded me of when Gander accepted our planes, American planes, after nineeleven.

And here's a review of the situation.

Wednesday's flight FZ-1073 carried more than 170 people from Dubai to Tel Aviv and dropped thousands of feet in under two minutes before off-duty pilots landed it at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia.

The UAE's attorney general opened a probe into whether the incident involved terrorist activity or prior planning.

Separately, Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said its own preliminary investigation, carried out with a UAE security team, found the co-pilot assaulted the captain, leaving both injured.