What's Known About the Flydubai Emergency on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv Flight
The aircraft activated an emergency signal and was diverted to Saudi Arabia, according to TASS.
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A Flydubai aircraft flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv activated an emergency signal and was diverted to Saudi Arabia, according to TASS.
Limited details were immediately available about the nature of the emergency that prompted the diversion, or the current status of the passengers and crew aboard the flight.
What is known so far
The flight's activation of an emergency signal led air traffic authorities to redirect it to Saudi Arabia rather than allow it to continue to its original destination of Tel Aviv.
Flydubai has not, according to the available source material, issued a detailed public statement on the cause of the emergency or on the condition of those on board.
Further information is expected as authorities and the airline provide additional details about the incident.
Sources
- IN BRIEF: What we know about Flydubai plane emergency en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv — TASS (Russia)
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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