Telegraph: Israel studying version of Flydubai pilot's attempt to crash into skyscraper

Israel is considering a version that one of the pilots of the Boeing 737 airline Flydubai wanted to hijack the plane and crash into a skyscraper in Tel Aviv. About it writes The Daily Telegraph, citing sources.

“It is assumed that this is a scenario similar to the events of September 11, when the co-pilot kills the pilot and crashes the plane in Israel with all the passengers,” one of the sources said.

Flydubai’s Boeing 737 was en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv. There were 174 passengers on board, including 27 children. The plane gave two signals - an emergency (7700) and an attempted hijacking (7500). Israeli media reported that on board there was a conflict between the captain of the aircraft and the co-pilot, which escalated into a fight. The plane was able to land reserve pilots.

Israeli authorities believe that the co-pilot, a citizen of Oman, attacked a colleague to intercept control and bring down the plane. He was arrested in Saudi Arabia. The injured pilot was an Indian national, the Hindustan Times reported.

In the material “Kommersant” “The plane was rescued from the pilot”.