Terrifying new footage reveals how passengers on a commercial aeroplane screamed in panic as the aircraft nosedived during what is feared to have been an attempted hijacking.
Passengers said they believe the pilot was attempting to crash the flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv today after allegedly stabbing his co-pilot.
The plane was diverted over Jordanian airspace towards Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, transmitting a general emergency signal and then another emergency signal of unlawful interference.
Officials feared the incident could have become another ‘September 11’ attack.
In footage taken on the flight this morning, children and adults were heard crying in terror on the plane
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