00:02UAE-based airliner Flight Dubai said Wednesday it was investigating the reasons for mid-air
00:08altercation between pilots of Flight FZ-1073 bound for Tel Aviv. The plane, a Boeing 737 Max,
00:18made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a pilot allegedly stabbed a colleague.
00:25Israeli officials called the incident a terrorist plot to crash the jet. After two and a half hours
00:32after departing from Dubai, the plane abruptly descended from 33,000 feet to 17,000 within a
00:40minute before making an erratic circle close to the Jordanian border and eventually landing in
00:46Saudi Arabia about an hour later, according to Flight Radar 24. Israeli media citing anonymous
00:54sources reported that the passengers on board had stepped in to separate the two pilots during
00:59their fight. Two pilots sitting in the back took over the controls and landed the jet in
01:06Saudi Arabia, a passenger told reporters.
