Omani Pilot Who Attacked Smit Used Feet to Damage Controls

Following a terrifying mid-air security breach wherein a Flydubai co-pilot launched a violent bid to bring down a commercial passenger jet before being overpowered by passengers and crew members, shocking new footage and details regarding the heroics of the Indian captain have emerged. 

The service travelling from Dubai towards Tel Aviv was nearing Israeli airspace when the co-pilot allegedly assaulted the flight captain with a knife and sought to down the aircraft, according to statements given by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to media. 

The captain managed to repel the co-pilot sufficiently to unlatch the cockpit entry. Passengers subsequently subdued the individual, while two non-duty aviators



present onboard successfully assumed control of the plane and executed an emergency touchdown in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

A total of 180 people were listed onboard the aircraft, with no passengers sustaining severe physical harm during the event. 

The captain incurred stab injuries during the assault, while Saudi officials reported that two crew members received hospital treatment for unspecified injuries, with the co-pilot remaining detained.

The identity of the flight's co-pilot has not yet been publicly disclosed, though an Omani official verified to News that the assailant was born in Oman and possesses Omani citizenship, even though Muscat has not formally acknowledged his citizenship publicly.