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Israel Online · Oct 4, 2026

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Minute by Minute: Flydubai Co-Pilot Tries to Crash Plane A Corriere investigation reveals the dramatic minutes aboard the Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight. 09:15: Co-pilot Hamam al-Hamami says he is going to pray. 09:20: He attacks the captain from behind with an emergency axe. 09:21: Al-Hamami shuts down both engines and sends the plane into a dive over Saudi Arabia. 09:22: Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayon grabs the controls as passengers overpower the co-pilot. 09:25: Two off-duty pilots take control and stabilize the aircraft.

*Minute by Minute: Flydubai Co-Pilot Tries to Crash Plane* A Corriere investigation reveals the dramatic minutes aboard the Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight. 09:15: Co-pilot Hamam al-Hamami says he is going to pray. 09:20: He attacks the captain from behind with an emergency axe. 09:21: Al-Hamami shuts down both engines and sends the plane into a dive over Saudi Arabia. 09:22: Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayon grabs the controls as passengers overpower the co-pilot. 09:25: Two off-duty pilots take control and stabilize the aircraft.

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