One of the passengers on a Flydubai flight that today its co-pilot intended to crash the plane met with Prime Minister Netanyahu after returning to Israel. He is one of the passengers who, with the help of the cabin crew, was able to restrain the attacking co-pilot and restore control of the flight.

According to witnesses on this flight, the co-pilot struck the pilot several times with a small knife. The flight carried 174 passengers, 27 of whom were children. Israeli media said that about 150 of the passengers were Israeli.