Flydubai Passenger Recounts Comforting Children as Flight Underwent Steep Descent

A passenger aboard a Flydubai flight has described to the BBC the moment the aircraft underwent a steep, sudden descent that he said occurred during an attack on the flight.

Adam Polovincik said he hugged his young children and told them "everything is going to be all right" as the plane dropped more than 17,000 feet (roughly 5,200 metres). Specific details about the nature of the attack, the flight's route, or the aircraft's condition following the incident were not included in the available reporting.

Accounts from passengers involved in sudden in-flight emergencies often emerge in the hours and days after such incidents, before airlines or aviation authorities issue formal findings. No additional comment from Flydubai was included in the available reporting.