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‘I grabbed him, choked him and pulled the controls’: Israeli recounts Flydubai cockpit fight

Yaniv Hayun, who returned to Israel with blood on his shirt, says he dragged the suspected attacker from the cockpit, then used his aviation experience to pull back on the controls until another pilot took over

Itamar Eichner | published: Yesterday | 18:04

“I grabbed the attacker, put him in a chokehold and pulled him out. I called the Israelis who were with us, jumped back in and pulled the controls. I started pulling them back.”

That was how Yaniv Hayun described the extraordinary moments inside the cockpit of Flydubai Flight FZ1073 after landing at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday evening, his white shirt still stained with blood.

“I have an aviation background,” Hayun told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he met at the airport. “The plane began to level out, and then the pilot told me he was taking control.”

Hayun was among at least four Israelis who helped overpower the suspected attacker aboard the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight after the Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain and, according to Israeli assessments, tried to crash the aircraft.

He said the suspected attacker was also trying to damage the aircraft’s instruments and systems.
“The pilot was trying to destroy the instruments in order to disable the plane,” Hayun recalled.
Hayun said he believes the wounded captain, who was injured during the cockpit struggle, managed to unlock the cockpit door for the passengers before collapsing.

“He was very close to the door, and that made it difficult for us to open it,” Hayun said. “My conclusion is that he managed to open it for us before he collapsed.”


Hayun’s account adds another layer to testimony from passengers who described rushing toward the cockpit after hearing screams and realizing that something had gone badly wrong.
Israeli dentist Musaev Shota, another passenger involved in restraining the suspect, told ynet that he ran forward after hearing shouting, helped bind the attacker and then treated the badly bleeding captain.

Shota said the group tied the suspect’s hands and legs after he continued struggling and later provided emergency treatment to the wounded pilot.

The flight had lost altitude rapidly during the incident before another flight crew aboard the aircraft regained control and diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Hours later, all 174 passengers, including 27 children, returned to Israel aboard another Flydubai aircraft.

For Hayun, the moment the aircraft finally began to stabilize came only after passengers had fought their way into the cockpit, removed the suspected attacker and helped keep the plane under control long enough for another pilot to take over.

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1gry6qczx

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Nigeria government should now make it mandatory to have one Israeli plumber on every commercial flight

Even Donald Trump found the script so funny 🤣

madridguy:
Nigeria government should now make it mandatory to have one Israeli plumber on every commercial flight

Even Donald Trump found the script so funny 🤣

The islamic terrorist is held in Saudi Arabia and not israel. Saudis na una brethren. Make una verify from them. At least na una fellow muslims

Someone on this thread celebrated the hijack. When it failed he turned and said Isreal planned it. Lol!

I hate discussing Geopolitics with Nigerians. Geopolitics is not about religion my brother.

Same Saudi Arabia invited Israel to come to their aid against the Houthis ( Ansarallah) few days ago.

Elusive001:
The islamic terrorist is held in Saudi Arabia and not israel. Saudis na una brethren. Make una verify from them. At least na una fellow muslims

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Believe this you'll believe anything, you can only be extremely ignorant of the international politics and the tricks of the Zios to believe this.

madridguy:
I hate discussing Geopolitics with Nigerians. Geopolitics is not about religion my brother.

Same Saudi Arabia invited Israel to come to their aid against the Houthis ( Ansarallah) few days ago.

Bros, your hatred for Israel and Christians is based on religion. Muslims hate Jews and Christians based solely on religion.

Abeg, go and rest.

madridguy:
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It's so funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
As directed by Satanyahu himself and acted by the mossad operatives.

oglalasioux:
Someone on this thread celebrated the hijack. When it failed he turned and said Isreal planned it. Lol!

That is exactly who and how they are!
Haters, hypocrites and liars!

madridguy:
Nigeria government should now make it mandatory to have one Israeli plumber on every commercial flight

Even Donald Trump found the script so funny 🤣

Are you done celebrating the failed hijack?

madridguy:
Grabbed Him, Choked Him And Pulled The Controls’: Israeli Recounts Flydubai C -

This is a bad enough news for a terrorist ba?

This incident should be tagged "Miracle in cockpit 7'. The captain was smart enough to have opened the cockpit door.

In my own view, going forward, i think one of the hostess/cabin crew should have access to the cockpit from outside. This could help in the long run.