Flight Diverted After Altercation Between Pilots

A Flydubai aircraft en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted Wednesday after a physical altercation between the pilot and co-pilot, Israeli officials confirmed. The plane, carrying approximately 150 passengers mostly from Israel, signaled an emergency code roughly two hours into the flight, according to flight tracking data. It briefly transmitted a hijacking alert before returning to a general emergency signal. Israeli defense officials determined the incident was not a hijacking but rather stemmed from the dispute between crew members. The aircraft landed safely at Tabuk Airport in northeastern Saudi Arabia instead of its intended destination at Ben-Gurion Airport. No injuries or security threats were reported from the incident.