UAE says Flydubai suspect intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport
Published: 2026-10-10
The Flydubai co-pilot who attacked the plane’s captain with an axe last month intended to crash the aircraft into a passenger terminal at an Israeli airport, according to authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, planned to seize control of the 182-passenger aircraft and crash it...
Originally sourced from The Hill