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Passenger Recounts Chaos As He Helps Subdue Attacker On Israel-Bound Flydubai Flight

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An Israeli passenger described the terrifying moments aboard a Flydubai flight after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the aircraft. Yaniv Hayun said he rushed to the cockpit, helped pull the attacker away and took control of the plane before other pilots landed safely in Saudi Arabia.

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20 Comments

@ajaysvarvatkar5788 2 days ago

🇮🇳Hero Indian pilot. भारतीय पायलेट जल्द जल्द ठीक हो ईश्वर चर्नी प्रार्थना 🔱🚩🕉🙏 🙏🚩

@MK-xx5zg 2 days ago

He is a hero but don't forget the pilot who is Indian national, despite being stabbed mutiple times gave distress signal and opened the cockpit door from inside so that crew and passangers could come and take control. He is a real hero, without whom all would have been dead.

@sleepingman23 2 days ago

Thanks to the Indian pilot and the Israeli passengers

@silvakingston5281 2 days ago

Salute to the Indian🇮🇳 pilot who saved many passengers❤

@frontier77 2 days ago

Brave Pilot/Captain and passengers who saved the flight.

That copilot is pure evil.

@John_joe884 2 days ago

Brave man. Hats off to him! 👏 They never disappoint.

@hihellothere100 1 day ago

This Man and the others on the Plane are heroes stopping that evil from a TERRORIST attack.

@SenorSuricato 2 days ago (edited)

The Indian pilot did amazing to open the door after getting stabbed multiple times and the Israeli passengers (most Israelis have military training so know how to react in such situations) also did great.

Also, by a lucky coincidence, another flight crew was on the on the plane (citizens of Russia and Ukraine working together, BTW) and they were able to take the plane out of a dive and land it, despite the tail suffering significant damage.

@ddeeffe5221 2 days ago

Unbelievable. I can't imagine what those passengers went through. It's a miracle they are all safe!

@GreatExpectations95 1 day ago

Nothing short of a miracle! Thank you, Lord for keeping the Indian pilot alert enough to open the cockpit door and for the Israelis to spring into action.

@Wes_Downer 2 days ago

The New York Times must have been talking about a different incident, than this obvious terrorist attack, when they described an "altercation" on a FlyDubai flight...

@Mezza-ld3bq 2 days ago

This is straight out of a movie 🎬 except this is real life and in real life you normally lose . Well dont to all the heroes especially the indian Captain getting the cockpit door open ❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

@Hpanda1 1 day ago

Hero Indian pilot and Israeli passengers

@Y12sNew12 2 days ago

Terimakasih pilot India
Tuhan memberkati mu
Cinta dari Indonesia

@jill7409 2 days ago

Not seeing one comment mentioning the religion of the attacker, it’s forbidden..

@Patriot1512-y7s 1 day ago

Thank you to the Fly Dubai pilot for saving all the people onboard that day. Thank you to the quick thinking passengers who overpowered the attacker. Thank you to the off-duty British pilots who landed the plane safely.

@aes82651 19 hours ago

Lot's of heroes involved on this one. 170 people owe their lives to heroes like him

@vr7-ve6fr 1 day ago

After Indian pilot was stabbed, and he opened the door, looks like it still took some time for passangers to realize what was happening. What if no passenger reacted and remain seated? This guy is hero for assessing and acting quickly in that situation. A 30 second delay, and plane would have crashed.

@lovepsalmstoday 2 days ago

Your worst moment can be your greatest moment who knows if you were born for that specific moment to do what you did. Yahweh will always protect Israel.And those who protect israel will be protected themselves.

@saigonvietnam7099 1 day ago

May be the air company should put the camera in the cockpit to transfer the present situation to the headquarter of the airport where the plane departs let the people there could intervene faster than to hear the black box after that ? Thank you . October 01st 2026