Saudi Arabia launches probe into flydubai attack

Saudi Arabia has launched an air safety investigation following a cockpit attack on a flydubai flight last week. International aviation experts are examining safety protocols alongside a separate criminal probe in the UAE.

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A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, on the tarmac as it arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Saudi Arabia launched an air safety probe into a recent cockpit stabbing aboard a flydubai jet, three people close to the matter said during the afternoon. The investigation follows a September 30 incident where a co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with an axe over Saudi airspace. International rules do not mandate safety probes for deliberate acts, testing cooperation frameworks designed to avoid assigning blame.

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