Reuters
• Alexander Cornwell, Rami Amichay
Flydubai flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737 MAX operating from Dubai to Tel Aviv, diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after a reported violent altercation between pilots. Reports say other pilots and passengers helped regain control after the aircraft descended thousands of feet and may have sustained rudder damage.
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Flydubai flight FZ1073 diverted to Tabuk after transmitting the 7700 emergency code and 7500 hijack code. Israeli media reported that a fight between the pilots prompted the diversion, but the available reports do not establish the circumstances behind the cockpit incident or the crew’s condition.
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Flydubai flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737 MAX operating from Dubai to Tel Aviv, diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after a reported violent altercation between pilots. Reports say other pilots and passengers helped regain control after the aircraft descended thousands of feet and may have sustained rudder damage.
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