Key facts
- A Flydubai flight traveling from Dubai to Israel landed in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
- The flight sent a hijacking alert due to an altercation between pilots.
- Israeli officials confirmed the incident was not a hijacking.
- The plane was carrying 180 Israeli passengers.
- The flight landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
A Flydubai flight en route to Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after a hijacking alert was triggered by an altercation between the pilots. The flight, traveling from Dubai to Ben Gurion Airport with 180 Israeli passengers, landed in Tabuk, in northwestern Saudi Arabia. The initial distress call prompted Israeli leaders to convene emergency security meetings and dispatch fighter jets. However, Israeli officials later confirmed that the alert was due to an incident between the flight crew and not a hijacking. Details of the altercation were not immediately clear, and officials stated they would have a clearer picture once the flight landed in Saudi Arabia.