'It was like a horror film': How Flydubai pilot was restrained with headphones

An Israeli passenger who helped restrain the flydubai co-pilot accused of trying to take control of the aircraft and crash it has recounted how he and two other passengers intervened as the plane began to nosedive.Tzika Manes told Israel's Channel 12, as reported by The Times of Israel, that the incident began when his wife was accompanying their young daughter to the bathroom at the front of the aircraft.She heard screams and sounds of a struggle coming from the cockpit and alerted a flydubai flight attendant.Pilot falls from cockpit as struggle unfoldsManes said the pilot then fell through the cockpit door while the co-pilot was stabbing him.As the struggle continued, the aircraft began to lose altitude dramatically, causing passengers to be thrown around the cabin.