Hero passenger on FlyDubai flight: "I decided that we are going to survive"
Updated on: October 4, 2026 / 11:48 AM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Passengers Daniel Schlichter, Zvika Manes, Tal Samuel, and Asaf Rajuan recount their experience on FlyDubai Flight 1073.
- The co-pilot, identified as Hamam al Hamami, stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the plane.
- Passengers, including Manes, Samuel, and an Israeli plumber named Yaniv Hayoun, fought to subdue the co-pilot.
- Off-duty pilots helped regain control of the aircraft after it plummeted 14,000 feet.
- The plane made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where the injured captain received medical treatment from passenger Dr. Shota Musaev.
- The co-pilot had reportedly been banned from flying in Oman due to extremist views and social media posts about killing Jews.