Guardian reports cockpit stabbing and sharp descent on flydubai flight to Tel Aviv
The Guardian reports that flydubai flight FZ 1073 to Tel Aviv descended 17,000 feet in less than two minutes during an incident involving a reported cockpit stabbing. Its newsletter says passengers and crew intervened to stop an apparent hijacking, but the supplied excerpt provides no independent confirmation.
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Flydubai flight FZ 1073 to Tel Aviv underwent a sudden descent during a violent onboard incident, according to a Guardian newsletter describing the newspaper’s coverage.
The Guardian reports that the aircraft lost 17,000 feet of altitude in less than two minutes. It says more than 170 passengers and crew were aboard.
The newsletter describes reports of a stabbing in the cockpit, footage showing injured crew members and accounts from passengers during the flight. It credits intervention by passengers and crew with preventing an apparent hijacking.
The Guardian frames its account around the difficulty of verifying information as the incident developed. The supplied excerpt does not independently establish the claims of terrorism or geopolitical involvement mentioned in the coverage, nor does it provide a final account of the flight’s outcome.
Original source
- The Guardian – Worldtheguardian.com
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