FlyDubai flight scare: Passengers pray, sing as plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia | Video
A commercial plane traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. A video from the plane has now surfaced online from the moment when it made its emergency landing at Tabuk airport on Wednesday.
Concerns regarding a possible airplane hijacking briefly gripped Israel as a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. A video shared by Hebrew-language media from the flight has now emerged online. It showed moments after the aircraft made its landing at Tabuk airport.Video from FlyDubai flightIn the video, passengers are heard singing, clapping and praising as the plane touched down.
The Hebrew song "Od Avinu Chai", translating to "Our Father Still Lives", was heard in the video. At the same time, some passengers were also seen recording the moment on their mobile phones.Watch video:Live Mint couldn't independently verify the claims.What happened with flight mid-airThe FlyDubai flight FZ 1073, bound for Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport from Dubai, executed an emergency diversion to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, following a mid-flight "incident", as per the airline.Officials confirmed that the aircraft landed without issue at the dual-use facility.
The flight was scheduled to fly from Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates to Ben Gurion Airport in Israel before the diversion.