Saudi Arabia has clarified that preliminary findings show a cockpit altercation injured both pilots before passengers continued their journey after the emergency landing in Tabuk.

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior has issued a detailed clarification on the emergency landing of a flydubai aircraft in Tabuk, confirming that an altercation between two crew members led to injuries to both pilots.

Flydubai flight FZ1073, traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, declared an emergency on September 30 and was cleared to land at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Tabuk.

According to the Saudi Interior Ministry, the aircraft landed safely at 9:45am with 174 passengers and eight crew members on board.

Saudi authorities said........

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