A passenger flight traveling from the United Arab Emirates to Israel reportedly triggered a hijacking alarm after its pilots became involved in a fight, according to Anadolu Ajansı. The Turkish state news agency reported the incident on Wednesday, describing it as a dispute between the flight crew that led to the alarm being raised.
Anadolu Ajansı also published a separate report examining footage that circulated online, asking whether the images actually showed the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight at the center of the hijacking claims. The agency did not confirm that the video was authentic.
Other Turkish outlets carried differing accounts. NTV Haber reported that the pilots had argued. Gazete Oksijen, citing the same episode, said a co-pilot stabbed the captain while roughly 180 passengers were on board. Haber 7 reported that a second aircraft was also turned back at Israel's request.
The accounts differ on key details, including what happened between the two pilots and how the situation was resolved. Anadolu Ajansı's reporting does not confirm the stabbing claim or the number of passengers described by Gazete Oksijen. No full article text was available, and the reports did not specify the airline involved, the flight number, the date of the incident, or whether anyone was injured or taken into custody.
What to watch next: whether Israeli or Emirati aviation authorities confirm the sequence of events and release details on the flight's status and the crew members involved.
