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Flydubai FZ1073 timeline: How the Israel-bound flight emergency unfolded

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Flydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after cockpit emergency, as Netanyahu alleges a crash attempt.

Key facts

  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:39:50 UTC.

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  1. Flydubai FZ1073 timeline: How the Israel-bound flight emergency unfolded

  2. Israeli PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight

  3. Like a 'rollercoaster': passengers describe harrowing flydubai flight

  4. Trump amazed that an ‘Israeli plumber’ helped land Flydubai flight

  5. Passengers tell of ‘nightmare’ onboard diverted Flydubai flight

  6. Passengers and crew foil co-pilot's apparent attempt to crash FlyDubai flight to Israel

  7. What we know about stabbing on Flydubai flight to Israel

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Like a 'rollercoaster': passengers describe harrowing flydubai flight

As flight FZ 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv approached the Jordanian border on Wednesday, passengers knew in an instant that something was wrong when the plane began plummeting from the sky in a rapid dive.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24