Passengers describe flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said a pilot has been arrested after he stabbed the other pilot on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv and "apparently tried to crash the plane". The BBC has spoken to a passenger on board who compared the mid-air drop the plane experienced as a "rollercoaster" ride.

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(Photo: Passengers from a FlyDubai flight to Israel from United Arab Emirates that was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an emergency signal arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport. Credit: Ammar Awad/Reuters).