Flydubai flight to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after emergency alert

Airline says level experiences ‘incident’ en way from Dubai to Tel Aviv, lands safely astatine Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk airport.

A commercialized level travelling from Dubai successful the United Arab Emirates to Israel has been forced to marque an exigency landing successful Saudi Arabia.

The Flydubai level transmitted an exigency alert soon aft takeoff connected Wednesday, according to publically disposable formation tracking information.

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The hose confirmed that the level “experienced an incidental portion en route”, adding that it landed safely astatine Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk airdrome and each passengers are harmless and accounted for.

It said much details volition beryllium shared later.

The incidental that caused the level to contented an “unlawful interference” alert was seemingly owed to an altercation betwixt the pilots connected committee the flight, Israeli media outlets reported, quoting Israeli officials.

The Israeli subject said successful a connection that Israeli Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir held an appraisal of the incidental with elder officers aft the reported incident.