00:00A flight bound for Israel from Dubai diverted to Saudi Arabia after its pilots got into a
00:06physical altercation and transmitted emergency signals, an Israeli official said on Wednesday.
00:13Fly Dubai Flight FZ-1073, traveling from Dubai to Israel, diverted over Jordanian airspace
00:20towards Saudi Arabia after transmitting a general emergency signal, according to flight
00:24tracking website Flight Raider 24. Several minutes later, the Boeing 737 transmitted another
00:31emergency signal indicating possible unlawful interference before sending a general emergency
00:37signal again. The aircraft eventually landed at Tabuk Airport in northwestern Saudi Arabia.
00:43The Israeli prime minister's office said the incident was not believed to be a hijacking.
00:48An Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that the pilots had
00:53transmitted the emergency signals after getting into a physical altercation,
00:58Fly Dubai was not immediately available for comment.
