Haley Stevens condemns the reported attack on FZ1073
Haley StevensU.S. representative
Haley Stevens condemned the reported attack on the Israel-bound flight and praised passengers and crew who intervened.
“A plane full of innocent people flying to Israel experienced a horrific attack. That is horrifying, and I condemn it unequivocally.”
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Did a flydubai pilot try to crash Israel-bound flight FZ1073?
On September 30, 2026, flydubai flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv, dropped sharply in altitude en route, transmitted emergency transponder codes and landed at Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. flydubai said an altercation occurred in the flight deck, and the Tabuk airport said both pilots were taken to hospital. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said one pilot stabbed the other and "apparently tried to crash the plane with everyone on board," and Defense Minister Israel Katz called the incident "an attempted jihadist terrorist attack." flydubai said the reasons and motives were unknown and subject to a formal investigation. The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority and Saudi Arabia's National Transport Safety Center opened investigations. On October 3, the UAE Attorney-General, Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, said investigations had revealed that the co-pilot attempted to carry out a terrorist act, attacking the captain with a crash axe and trying to take control of the aircraft's flight controls, and that motives and any links were still under investigation. As of October 4, 2026, we did not locate a public report that anyone had been charged. The disputed claim is whether a pilot deliberately tried to crash the aircraft.
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Stevens condemned the reported attack while praising the passengers and crew who intervened and the care given after the landing.
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Stevens opened by describing the plane as carrying innocent people flying to Israel.
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She praised passengers and crew who ran toward danger and noted the care given after the landing.
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Stevens expressly condemns the reported attack.
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