Israel News | Dubai-Tel Aviv Flight Diverted, Lands In Saudi Arabia Amid Hijack Scare

A Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv reportedly issued an emergency signal and changed course over Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, September 30, triggering a security response in Israel. The aircraft, operating as flydubai flight FZ1073, was flying from Dubai International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv when it reportedly transmitted the international emergency code 7700, according to flight-tracking data cited by Israeli media. This is an internationally recognised code for hijacking, but Times of Israel said in an update that hijacking bid was ruled out. The flight later landed safely in Saudi Arabia.