Voices, Fighting, and Blood.. What Happened in the Cockpit of Flydubai?

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Footage broadcast by "Al Arabiya" revealed some of the aftermath of the incident that occurred on the "Fly Dubai" flight heading from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday, after the flight ended with an emergency landing at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia due to an incident inside the aircraft.

The recorded clips showed traces of blood in the front area of the plane, while a man was seen with a bleeding head wound, alongside individuals who appeared to have sustained injuries.

There were also signs of blood on parts of the area, while people were seen attending to the injured in the minutes following the incident.

The footage does not document the moment the altercation or stabbing began, but it reveals the extent of the chaos that followed what happened inside the aircraft.

The flight FZ1073 was en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv when an incident occurred inside the cockpit, resulting in injuries to the pilots and a diversion of the aircraft to Saudi Arabia.

According to available information about the incident, a fight broke out between the pilots inside the cockpit, with reports indicating that one of them was stabbed.

The Tabuk Airport management announced that the air traffic control center received a distress call from the flight at 8:44 AM, before the aircraft safely landed at the airport at 9:45 AM.

Saudi authorities confirmed that the captain and co-pilot were injured and were taken to the hospital for treatment.

For its part, Flydubai stated that a crew member was on board the flight who was able to control the situation and land the aircraft, confirming the safety of the passengers.

Other footage showed the plane parked at Tabuk Airport, while passengers were disembarking via a movable staircase in the presence of airport staff and relevant authorities.

The images also revealed what appeared to be damage to the upper part of the aircraft's vertical tail, but the cause of this damage or its connection to the incident was not clear from the footage alone.

Amid the blood seen inside the aircraft and the altercation that preceded the emergency landing, the details of the moments experienced in the cockpit still require investigation, especially regarding how the confrontation began, its motives, and the sequence of events before the crew managed to regain control of the aircraft and land it safely.