FlyDubai passenger who survived hijacking speaks out
A FlyDubai passenger whose flight plunged 1000’s of toes throughout an assault within the cockpit spoke about his expertise on Thursday.
Almog Italie shared his story and mentioned it was a “miracle” he and his household survived.
Video above: Co-pilot of an Israel-bound Flydubai flight tried to hijack the airplane after stabbing the captain
Italie, his spouse and two teenage youngsters had been returning dwelling from a household journey when the airplane dropped about 17,000 toes in seconds, he mentioned.
“We had been trying down, and all of a sudden we felt like [we were] free falling for 30 seconds, like a curler coaster, however means, means, means, means sooner,” Italie mentioned.
The airplane jolted upward earlier than stabilizing.
Italie initially thought the crew was coping with a technical drawback. He mentioned he solely realized there was an assault after passengers had been informed that one pilot had stabbed the opposite.
A number of passengers intervened and subdued the attacker earlier than the airplane landed safely in Saudi Arabia, Italie mentioned.
“If we continued dropping for 10 or 15 seconds, I wouldn’t be right here,” he mentioned. “So I really feel very, very fortunate. It’s a miracle.”
Italie mentioned his spouse informed him she had held God’s hand and prayed to stay alive after the airplane landed. He mentioned he needed his story to be about survival and religion.
“You don’t imagine it’ll occur, however when it does occur, you don’t take into consideration shedding life,” Italie mentioned. “You concentrate on the best way to save life.”
Video beneath: Brother of FlyDubai passenger speaks about flight the place captain was stabbed
Within the weeks for the reason that alleged hijacking, Italie has been touring the world over to talk about what he noticed on Flight FZ1073.
Italie mentioned recounting these moments has confirmed to be a therapeutic expertise as he learns to deal with what he and others on the airplane endured.
