FZ 1073
30 Sep 2026 · Hijacking, Sabotage & Deliberate ActsFLYDUBAI FLIGHT 1073
Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Flydubai · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Co-pilot attacked the captain in the cockpit mid-flight
Cockpit door access
Crew incapacitation procedures
Cabin intervention
Emergency diversion
Aircraft
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Flydubai
Route
Dubai (DXB), UAE
→ Tel Aviv (TLV), Israel — diverted to Tabuk (TUU), Saudi Arabia
People
174 on board
All survived
Date
30 Sep 2026
Flight crew
Captain stabbed but survived; co-pilot (Omani national) in custody
Category
Hijacking, Sabotage & Deliberate Acts
Bombs, hijackers, shootdowns, murder in the cockpit.
THE STORY
About two hours out of Dubai, the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain. The captain fought back and unlocked the cockpit door; two off-duty pilots and passengers subdued the attacker. The 737 MAX diverted to Tabuk. Both pilots hospitalized, no passengers seriously hurt. Motive still unknown.