Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack
Police confirm investigation into period the man reportedly spent in Australia before alleged attempted terrorist attack
TL;DR
- Australian security agencies are investigating the period spent in Australia by a flydubai co-pilot involved in an alleged hijacking attempt.
- The co-pilot, an Omani national, reportedly studied in Australia between 2015 and 2017.
- His Australian student visa was cancelled in 2019 after he was no longer enrolled in his course.
- The attempted hijacking involved the co-pilot using a crash axe and stabbing the pilot mid-air.
- The airline flydubai has suspended flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv following the incident.
- The co-pilot was reportedly barred from flying by Oman due to extremist views before being hired by flydubai.