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Flydubai Flight 1073 Midair Chaos
Passenger's alarm saved 174 from midair cockpit attack.
In brief
Passenger's alarm saved 174 from midair cockpit attack. Flydubai flight FZ1073 crew and passengers avoided disaster after co-pilot stabbed captain in cockpit. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
Nina Manes' urgent need
Six-year-old Nina Manes needed to pee as Flydubai flight FZ1073 approached Jordanian airspace on Sept. 30, 2026.
Cockpit chaos begins
Pilot lunged to attack co-pilot in apparent fight for control of the plane.
Mother's alarm
Tali screamed, 'He’s stabbing the pilot, he’s stabbing the pilot, come help!' to passengers.
“He’s stabbing the pilot, he’s stabbing the pilot, come help!”
Cockpit blood and injury
Co-pilot stabbed captain, causing blood and sharp fighting moves in the cockpit.
Captain's desperate plea
Captain Smit Machchhar described fighting for life as aircraft approached disaster.
“I was fighting for my life. I had suffered so many injuries that I had collapsed.”
174 saved from crisis
174 passengers and eight crew members avoided disaster after cockpit attack.
What matters most
Flydubai flight FZ1073 crew and passengers avoided disaster after co-pilot stabbed captain in cockpit.
