Laura Loomer says the FZ1073 hijacker wanted to crash the plane and asks why Tucker Carlson was in the UAE that day
Laura LoomerPolitical activist and Trump ally
Laura Loomer wrote on X that flight FZ1073 was hijacked by a "jihadi who wanted to crash the plane full of Israeli passengers," then noted that Tucker Carlson was in Abu Dhabi the same day and asked whether the hijacker was "a Tucker fan."
“the @flydubai plane flown by a Muslim pilot who worked for the Emirati airline was hijacked by the jihadi who wanted to crash the plane full of Israeli passengers as a form of jihad”
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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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Laura Loomer's October 4, 2026 post saying Tucker Carlson was in Abu Dhabi on the day of the FZ1073 incident and asking whether the hijacker was a fan of his.
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Loomer opened the post with "EXCLUSIVE" and said Tucker Carlson "was in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on September 30, 2026, which is the same exact day" as the incident. She wrote that the attack was meant to mark the coming anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack and that this was "reportedly why" the pilot chose the flight.
After the quotation
She wrote that the pilot "violently attacked his Hindu Indian co-pilot," asked, "Why was Tucker Qatarlson in the UAE the same exact day as the Muslim hijacker? Is the jihadi hijacker a Tucker fan?" and closed with "I'm just asking questions!" The UAE attorney-general said on October 3 that the co-pilot attacked the captain.
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The case asks whether a pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 deliberately tried to crash the aircraft on September 30, 2026. Loomer asserts that the hijacker wanted to crash the plane, so we labeled it Condemned, the case's label for an attributed accusation of the attempt. Her questions about Tucker Carlson do not bear on whether there was a crash attempt.
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