Flydubai reported that during the emergency situation on board, the crew members present took control of the aircraft

 The statement also notes that the reason for the mid-flight altercation between the pilots cannot yet be disclosed.

Israeli media previously reported that passengers on the flight subdued the pilot who had attacked his colleague with a knife.

 The plane landed in Saudi Arabia. flydubai dispatched two backup aircraft to Tabuk to collect the passengers and crew.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that one of the pilots of the Flydubai aircraft, which made an emergency landing at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia, likely attempted to cause the plane to crash.

The Flydubai Boeing 737 Max 8 was operating flight FZ1073 from Dubai International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. There were 174 passengers on board, the majority of whom were Israeli.

During the flight, as they approached Israel, one of the pilots stabbed the other and apparently attempted to cause the plane, with passengers on board, to crash , Netanyahu said.