Inside FlyDubai’s 4-hour ordeal: A cockpit fight, steep descents and alternating distress codes
FlyDubai flight 1073 experienced a mid-air emergency involving a physical altercation between the captain and copilot. The aircraft dropped thousands of feet during the incident.
This is a timeline of the four hours FlyDubai flight 1073 was in the air as a wounded captain fought off his copilot, the aircraft went into a dive and when passengers saved the day by regaining control and landing safely. For 200 seconds, the aircraft zigzagged as if on a terrifying roller coaster ride...
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