FlyDubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after reported fight between pilots

A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble fighter jets.Israeli media outlets, citing security officials, said the incident stemmed from a feud between the commercial plane's two pilots and that everyone on board was safe after it landed in Tabuk, where there is a civilian airport adjacent to a Saudi military base.The Jerusalem Post reported that one pilot tried to hijack the plane but was subdued by other members of the flight crew and passengers, citing an unnamed Israeli official who told the newspaper that a "major disaster was narrowly avoided." The official told the paper that during the altercation, the plane dropped around 13,000 feet.Israeli sources told the Post that the would-be hijacker was an Omani national. There was no immediate confirmation of the details from Israeli or Saudi officials.The crew of FlyDubai flight 1073, a Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, transmitted an emergency alert shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, according to publicly available flight tracking information. A FlyDubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 performs a display ...