# The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 2)

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**Created:** [June 14, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-2/1030892 "2026-06-14T14:38:05Z")\
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And now for some airline shenanigans in the most laid-back part of the world:

A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, while passing over Jordanian airspace, lost altitude without warning and issued the hijacking distress alert. This put the local authorities in a bit of a tizzy, with the Israeli Air Force scrambling fighter jets to intercept. The plane turned around, meandered over the Saudi desert for a while at low altitude, before landing in Tabuk, SA.

Details are unclear at this point, but it appears as though the pilot and copilot had decided to engage in a bit of fisticuffs. As one does.

> **[Dubai-Tel Aviv flight lands in Saudi Arabia after pilots brawl in cockpit,...](https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1lpsm95ge)**
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> Flydubai jet with 174 passengers lands in Saudi Arabia after cockpit fight triggers hijacking scare, prompting Israel to scramble fighter jets

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