Incident on FlyDubai: What the Pilot Wanted to Take Revenge for – Quote from Media

The co-pilot of FlyDubai flight FZ1073, Hamam al-Hammami, who attempted to hijack the plane, told investigators that he acted out of revenge for the military operations in the Gaza Strip and wanted to die as a martyr. The investigation ruled out the involvement of the rest of the crew. The pilot had a backup plan to divert the plane to a US military base in Jordan.

The co-pilot of FlyDubai flight FZ1073, Hamam al-Hammami, who prevented an attempted hijacking, told investigators in the UAE that he acted out of revenge for the military operations in the Gaza Strip and wanted to die as a martyr. The investigation completely ruled out the version of complicity of other crew members, including stewards and staff. The Israeli side received reports but did not participate in the interrogations. In a closed meeting of the security cabinet, a Mossad representative reported suspicious trips by the pilot to several states hostile to Israel, where he could have been recruited, although there is no direct evidence of this. Al-Hammami had a backup plan to divert the plane to a US military base in Jordan. The article cites sources from N12 and Walla, but the official UAE authorities have not yet published the pilot's quote.