Flydubai Pilots Injured After Reported Onboard Fight on Plane That Landed in Saudi Arabia

A Flydubai captain and co-pilot were injured following reports of a fight aboard an aircraft that landed in Saudi Arabia.

The aircraft had transmitted emergency signals, including a code used to indicate a hijacking. The use of that code does not, on its own, confirm that a hijacking took place.

The signals triggered an Israeli security alert, with two fighter jets taking off to escort the aircraft.

The circumstances surrounding the reported fight and the pilots’ injuries remain unclear from the available information, as does the reason the emergency signals were sent.