In Israel announced the attempt of the pilot of FlyDubai to crash the plane with passengers

One of the pilots of the Boeing 737 airline Flydubai, operating the flight Dubai — Tel Aviv, tried to commit suicide and crash the plane. This is according to Israeli Channel 14. According to sources, the co-pilot tried to interfere with him, which led to a fight between them. There were about 180 passengers on board, and the plane landed in Saudi Arabia.

According to the version of the 14th channel, because of the actions of the pilot, the plane fell from about 30 thousand to 15 thousand feet. The fact of a sharp decline is also confirmed by the data of the portal Flightradar24. According to the Israeli channel, everything pointed to a planned “deliberate collision of the aircraft with the ground.” The co-pilot intervened and during the fight they accidentally transmitted distress signals. The co-pilot eventually managed to level the plane at an altitude of about 15,000 feet and prevent a dive, which could lead to the destruction of the liner in the air due to the high load.

According to the Israeli portal i24, one of the pilots could have stabbed the other. It is also reported that passengers helped the co-pilot disarm the aggressive pilot, indicates channel 14.

The Israeli prime minister’s office said the situation was under control and “all measures are being taken to evacuate Israeli passengers.” Channel 14 said both pilots were being questioned and the incident was described as "shameful and dangerous.".

An emergency happened this morning. The crew of the Boeing 737 issued a distress call and issued a warning about the attempted hijacking of the vessel. Israel flew two fighter jets to escort the plane. Israel’s Channel 12 reported that one of the pilots was Russian and the other was Ukrainian.