7 - FlyDubai near-disaster's speculated links to Australia
Oct 16, 2026 · 4 min · 5 segments
7 - FlyDubai near-disaster's speculated links to Australia by Australian Citizens Party
Oct 16, 2026 · 4 min · 5 segments
7 - FlyDubai near-disaster's speculated links to Australia by Australian Citizens Party
What is clear, from independent flight tracking websites, is that the flight went into an uncontrolled steep dive while flying over Saudi Arabia.
According to the flight pilot, Indian national Smit Matchar, he was attacked with a cockpit axe mid-flight by his co-pilot Hamam Al Hamami, an Omani national.
Host of the Mentour Pilot YouTube channel, with two point five million followers, Petter Hårnfelt, called the recovery of the uncontrolled descent a miracle.
Hårnfelt, who is a seven three seven pilot, says the initial accounts of what went on are entirely plausible.
However, he cautioned not to jump to conclusions until a full investigation is complete.
Hårnfelt points out that cockpit doors on modern airliners are very secure from the outside, making it difficult to get in, but they are easy to open from the inside.
This would have allowed the pilot to open the door, at which point passengers were able to enter the cockpit and subdue the co-pilot.
Two other Flydubai pilots were on that flight as dead head passengers, and they entered the cockpit and safely landed the plane in a small airport in Saudi Arabia.
No mean feat on their part, but the fact that two off-duty pilots were on a commercial flight is quite usual.
What is clear, from independent flight tracking websites, is that the flight went into an uncontrolled steep dive while flying over Saudi Arabia.
According to the flight pilot, Indian national Smit Matchar, he was attacked with a cockpit axe mid-flight by his co-pilot Hamam Al Hamami, an Omani national.
Host of the Mentour Pilot YouTube channel, with two point five million followers, Petter Hårnfelt, called the recovery of the uncontrolled descent a miracle.
Hårnfelt, who is a seven three seven pilot, says the initial accounts of what went on are entirely plausible.
However, he cautioned not to jump to conclusions until a full investigation is complete.
Hårnfelt points out that cockpit doors on modern airliners are very secure from the outside, making it difficult to get in, but they are easy to open from the inside.
This would have allowed the pilot to open the door, at which point passengers were able to enter the cockpit and subdue the co-pilot.
Two other Flydubai pilots were on that flight as dead head passengers, and they entered the cockpit and safely landed the plane in a small airport in Saudi Arabia.
No mean feat on their part, but the fact that two off-duty pilots were on a commercial flight is quite usual.
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