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The Latest Breaking News from Yaniv Hayoun

The four hero passengers who helped to prevent Flydubai hijacking disaster

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The Independent UK · 8h ago

Plumber and dentist among hero passengers to receive medal of honour for averting Flydubai hijacking

Israel to award Yaniv Hayoun and three others for tackling the suspect and saving the flight from crashing

The Independent UK · 8h ago

Netanyahu praises passenger who intervened in Flydubai plane hijacking incident

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised a heroic passenger who intervened after a pilot on an Israel-bound flight stabbed another pilot and may have deliberately tried to crash the plane.

The Independent UK · 9h ago

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Flydubai stabbing incident: How a dentist, a plumber and off-duty pilots helped Captain Smit Machchhar bring plane under control

FlyDubai news: During a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv, Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by his co-pilot. He managed to open the cockpit door while injured, allowing passengers to assist. Passengers including a dentist and several off-duty pilots helped restrain the attacker and stabilize the aircraft. The plane eventually landed…

The Economic Times · 10h ago

The pilot, passengers and crew who saved 174 lives on board the flydubai 1073

When Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed inside the cockpit of a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, he was left bleeding on the floor as the plane plunged thousands of feet.

The Times of India · 11h ago

Australian couple on plane diverted after flydubai co-pilot’s alleged attack on pilot

Two people from Sydney were on board flight to Tel Aviv that was dramatically diverted to Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed the other

The Guardian - AU · 12h ago

Co-pilot in flight stabbing had ‘Islamic radical indoctrination’, says Netanyahu

Alleged flydubai attacker interrogated by Saudi security services as investigation into apparent crash attempt opens

The Guardian - UK · 13h ago

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Israel flight hijacking latest: Pilot ‘used axe’ to attack co-pilot before passengers using toilet raised alarm

The flight from Dubai to Israel plunged approximately 13,000 feet in 30 seconds after the pilot lost control of the aircraft

The Independent UK · 13h ago

Midair miracles: Passengers hail Captain Smit Machchhar and Israeli heroes who thwarted attack on flydubai flight

An Indian flydubai pilot, Captain Smit Machchhar, was seriously stabbed by his copilot in an attempted plane crash. Despite his injuries, he unlocked the cockpit door, enabling passengers and crew to overpower the attacker. The plane landed safely, and global leaders hailed the captain as a hero.

The Economic Times · 13h ago

‘Prayed excessively, refused handshakes with women’: Who was Omani Flydubai attacker?

Israeli authorities are investigating the midair crisis on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv after a co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and attempted to take control of the aircraft.

The Times of India · 14h ago

‘Hero’ pilot, plumber and dentist among those who saved flydubai flight to Israel

Swift actions of Smit Machchhar allowed passengers and off-duty pilots to subdue attacker and land plane safely

The Guardian - UK · 15h ago

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