By Sumayya
ABU DHABI: An Omani second pilot on a flydubai journey from Dubai to Tel Aviv intended to take hold of the airplane and smash it into Ben Gurion Airport’s passenger hall in a suicide strike, the United Arab Emirates’ top lawyer expressed on Friday.
The 29-year-old suspect gave a full confession in front of his legal helper, admitting that he had intended and carried out the operation alone, Top Lawyer Hamad Saif Al Shamsi expressed. Prosecutors remain moving on to check his story and dig into whether alternate populations were mixed inside.
The event took place on September 30 on board journey FZ1073. The suspect reportedly struck the leader inside the cockpit with a safety tool axe, hitting him on the head, Al Shamsi expressed.
A leader picked for the return journey stood likewise traveling on board and stood near the cockpit when he noted the door opening and shutting constantly in a strange path. He entered using the entry code and stepped in with the help of a cabin worker member and multiple passengers, who tied up the suspect and assisted rescue the hurt leader.
The return-journey leader and his second pilot then took back control of the airplane, shifted it to Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia and landed safely, the top lawyer expressed.
Checkers spotted that the suspect’s extreme thoughts launched growing in 2017 while he stood studying in Australia.
He stood guided by extreme books and online material praising terrorist groups and suicide strikes, and took ideas from the September 11, 2001, strikes in the United States, Al Shamsi expressed.
The suspect informed checkers that he had gotten ready for the strike by raising his contact with material backing terrorism and training in boxing with a private teacher. He had likewise traveled to Tel Aviv twice before the event to get used to the journey path and airport, the top lawyer expressed.
The suspect performed for Oman Air from 2020 to 2024 and joined Royal Air Maroc in early 2025, where he performed for multiple months, before shifting to flydubai in January 2026.
The review spotted that he had met the airline’s expert and safety rules, including keeping a pilot’s paper and giving a record of good actions. The hiring checks failed to display signs of extreme thoughts or an intent to carry out a strike, Al Shamsi expressed.
A body medical record spotted that the leader’s fresh head wounds were matching an assault involving a safety tool axe, according to the top lawyer. Checkers likewise took statements from the leader, the return-journey leader and second pilot, and worker members.
The Public Prosecution remains moving on to check clues, tapes and technical records, and to dig into probable helpers or alternate links. Extra findings will be declared as the review moves forward, Al Shamsi expressed.
