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What you need to know about the FlyDubai flight forced to land in Saudi Arabia

What you need to know about the FlyDubai flight forced to land in Saudi Arabia

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September 30th, 2026

What you need to know about the FlyDubai flight forced to land in Saudi Arabia

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A FlyDubai flight was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

Un vuelo de FlyDubai iba de Dubái a Tel Aviv.

During the flight, there was an attack.

Durante el vuelo, hubo un ataque.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that one pilot stabbed another.

Según el primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, un piloto apuñaló a otro.

He also tried to crash the plane.

También intentó estrellar la aeronave.

The plane lost half of its altitude in about one minute.

El avión perdió la mitad de su altitud en aproximadamente un minuto.

This caused panic among the passengers. Many of them were Israeli.

Esto causó pánico entre los pasajeros, muchos de ellos israelíes.

The distress call came in at 8:44 a.m. local time.

La llamada de socorro se recibió a las 8:44 a. m. hora local.

It came about two and a half hours after takeoff.

Fue unas dos horas y media después del despegue.

The plane went down from 33,000 to 17,000 feet in about one minute.

El avión descendió de 33.000 a 17.000 pies en cerca de un minuto.

Then it circled near the Jordanian border.

Luego dio vueltas cerca de la frontera jordana.

Later it landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, about an hour later.

Después aterrizó en Tabuk, Arabia Saudita, aproximadamente una hora más tarde.

A passenger and a crew member entered the cockpit.

Un pasajero y un miembro de la tripulación entraron en la cabina.

This is how they overpowered the attacker, according to Netanyahu.

Así lograron someter al atacante, según Netanyahu.

Other crew members took control.

Otros miembros de la tripulación tomaron el control.

They landed the plane safely.

Ellos aterrizaron el avión de forma segura.

Both pilots were injured and needed hospital treatment.

Ambos pilotos resultaron heridos y necesitaron tratamiento hospitalario.

Netanyahu said that Saudi Arabia arrested one of the pilots.

Netanyahu dijo que Arabia Saudita arrestó a uno de los pilotos.

It is not clear what caused the attack.

No está claro qué motivó el ataque.

It is also not known how they got into the cockpit.

Tampoco se sabe cómo entraron a la cabina.

The door is locked during the flight.

La puerta está cerrada con llave durante el vuelo.

It is also not known how someone could bring a knife on board.

Tampoco se sabe cómo alguien pudo llevar un cuchillo a bordo.

The incident happened days before the anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

El incidente ocurrió días antes del aniversario del ataque del 7 de octubre de 2023 contra Israel.

September 30th, 2026

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