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

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

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September 30th, 2026

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

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A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was attacked in mid-air.

Un vuelo de FlyDubai que iba de Dubái a Tel Aviv sufrió un ataque en pleno vuelo.

According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one pilot stabbed another and tried to crash the plane.

Según el primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, un piloto apuñaló a otro e 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 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 arrived about two and a half hours after takeoff.

Llegó unas dos horas y media después del despegue.

The plane dropped 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.

It landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, about an hour later.

Aterrizó en Tabuk, Arabia Saudita, aproximadamente una hora después.

According to Netanyahu, a passenger and a crew member managed to enter the cockpit and subdue the attacker.

Un pasajero y un miembro de la tripulación lograron entrar en la cabina y someter al atacante, según Netanyahu.

Other crew members took control and landed the plane safely.

Otros miembros de la tripulación tomaron el control y 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 motivated the attack or how they entered the cockpit.

No está claro qué motivó el ataque ni 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 against 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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