Catastrophe avoided on UAE flight to Israel
by editors@theworld.org (Jeremy Siegel) from The World: Latest Stories on (#78R9Q)
According to Israeli authorities, a plane traveling into Tel Aviv from the United Arab Emirates nearly crashed after a pilot stabbed another pilot and appeared to have tried to crash the aircraft. In a press conference today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said passengers and crew managed to subdue the alleged attacker, and the plane landed safely after being diverted to Saudi Arabia. The World's Transportation Correspondent Jeremy Siegel has been tracking the story.