What happened
Investigators have revealed that the co-pilot of a FlyDubai flight planned to crash the jet into Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport. The 29-year-old Omani co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, allegedly intended to kill the captain and then secure normal landing clearance before carrying out the attack.
The co-pilot had previously been banned from flying by Oman's national airline due to concerns over his radicalization. Despite this, he was later hired by FlyDubai. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with Captain Smit Machchhar, who foiled the attempted hijacking, praising him as a
