FlyDubai Pilot and Co-Pilot Fight Forces Flight Diversion from Israel to Saudi Arabia
A distress call from the cockpit preceded the flight's diversion to the Saudi city of Tabuk, according to Deutsche Welle.
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A FlyDubai flight from Israel was forced to divert and land in the Saudi city of Tabuk after a violent altercation broke out in the cockpit between the captain and co-pilot, according to Deutsche Welle Arabic.
The report indicated that a distress call was issued from the cockpit before the sudden decision to divert the flight, without specifying the exact nature of the dispute that led to the altercation between the pilots.
Deutsche Welle did not specify the number of passengers on board or whether any of them were injured in the incident, nor did FlyDubai issue a detailed official comment on the in-cockpit altercation.
This incident falls among rare but not unprecedented events in the aviation sector, where any disputes between pilots during a flight raise serious concerns given the critical nature of work in the cockpit.
It remains unclear whether Saudi authorities or FlyDubai will launch formal investigations into the circumstances of the incident, or whether disciplinary decisions will be taken against either of the pilots involved.
Sources
- شجار في قمرة القيادة بين قائد الطائرة ومساعده يحول مسار رحلة من إسرائيل إلى السعودية — Deutsche Welle — Arabic
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