The flydubai 1073 hijacking: Letters to the Editor Oct. 3, 2026
The Issue: A co-pilot stabbing the captain on a Israel-bound flight before passengers stepped in to fight back.After 9/11, we bolted the door so a hijacker could not get in.But on Flydubai Flight 1073, the threat was already in the left seat (“Heroic Flight and Fight,” Oct.
1).The co-pilot stabbed the captain and pointed a 737 full of Israelis at the ground.The last line of defense was passengers storming the cockpit, tying a man to the floor and handing the airplane to two pilots riding in back.The Abraham Accords opened the sky.
Someone still put a crewman from a country with no ties to Israel on a Tel Aviv-bound flight and called it a normal day.Praise the civilians, then ask who handed him the controls.Ronald BeatyBarnstable, Mass.A repeat of innocent flight passengers killed by terrorism was miraculously prevented due to those who are stronger and braver than they realize.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strong words immediately come to mind: “We are going to win.
We have no other choice.” Those words apply to all of us.Susan CienfuegosNew RochelleOn July 4, 1976, Israel rescued 102 people whose Air France flight had been hijacked and who were being held hostage by Palestinian and German terrorists in Uganda.It was a bicentennial gift to America and a lesson for the world on combatting terrorism.Fifty years later, between the anniversaries of the 9/11 and Oct.
7 terrorist attacks, Israelis pulled off another miracle on the eagle’s wings.When a terrorist co-pilot stabbed the captain and attempted to hijack and crash a Flydubai plane with 174 passengers and crew aboard, Israeli passengers rushed into the cabin, took back the plane and provided life-saving first aid to the heroic original pilot.Israel faces more threats than any other country on earth.Fortunately, it is a nation of truly remarkable people.Stephen SilverSan Francisco, Calif.I’m sure the Israel-hating media will soon report their version of the attempted crashing of the Israel-...