Passengers stop co-pilot’s attempt to crash plane

Passengers stop co-pilot’s attempt to crash plane

Source: www.nbcnews.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:08:02 GMT

Passengers bravely rushed the cockpit to stop a co-pilot who had stabbed the pilot and was trying to crash a FlyDubai plane headed towards Tel Aviv. Israeli officials said the wounded pilot was able to press a button opening the cockpit door to let the passengers in. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports.

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Center-Right: Pilot on Tel Aviv-bound flight tried to crash plane after cockpit stabbing, Netanyahu says — www.washingtonpost.com
Center: Who is the 'hero' Indian pilot who was stabbed on Israel-bound flight? — www.bbc.com
Center: A Bloody Attack on a FlyDubai Plane Headed to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge — www.nytimes.com
Center: FlyDubai Passenger Who Helped Subdue Pilot Describes Stabbing Attack in Cockpit — www.nytimes.com
Right: New York Times gets ROASTED over bizarre framing of alleged terror attack on plane — and the Times responds — www.theblaze.com
Right: Terrorist STABS pilot of plane heading to Israel in attempted replay of 9/11, officials say — www.theblaze.com
Right: Netanyahu says FlyDubai pilots prevented a "9/11 disaster" — www.axios.com
Right: Co-pilot stabs pilot, tries to crash passenger jet en route to Israel, Netanyahu says — www.cbsnews.com

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