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Fight between pilots on flydubai flight triggered hijacking alert

A fight broke out on a flydubai flight between a Russian pilot and a Ukrainian pilot. The incident led to emergency signals being sent, after which the aircraft was redirected to Saudi Arabia.

In brief

  • A fight occurred between the pilots on board the aircraft.
  • The aircraft sent several emergency signals.
  • The aircraft was redirected to Saudi Arabia.
  • The pilots were from Ukraine and Russia.
  • Flydubai confirmed the fight between the pilots.
Covered by 6 of 6 media groups
  • Budget2
  • Public money1
  • Media business16
  • Big capital4
  • Readers and grants1
  • Undisclosed9

1 of 34 newsrooms not yet assigned to a group.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Media business
  • Newsroom 21
44%21 items
Undisclosed
  • Newsroom 18
38%18 items
Big capital
  • Newsroom 4
8%4 items
Budget
  • Newsroom 3
6%3 items
Public money
  • Newsroom 1
2%1 item
Readers and grants
  • Newsroom 1
2%1 item
Not classified yet—2 items

How we count media groups — Methodology

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