Flydubai Passengers: Flight Crew Demanded We Release Attacker

Three Israeli passengers who subdued the co-pilot aboard the flydubai flight described a sharp confrontation with the aircraft's crew, N12 and Behadrey Haredim reported, citing an interview with the New York Post.

According to the passengers, crew members demanded that they release the restrained assailant and even threatened them, prompting the Israelis to suspect every flight attendant. They also recounted that the plane plunged approximately 17,000 feet before a passenger stabilized the flight.

Further details regarding the sequence of events have not yet been released.