The Papers: 'Israel's 9/11 stopped' and 'That was a great life'
Passengers on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv successfully subdued a co-pilot who stabbed the pilot mid-flight. Israeli officials are investigating the incident as a potential jihadist terror attack, and the airline is currently reviewing security protocols.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding aviation security and the vulnerability of commercial flights to targeted acts of terrorism.
Image caption, Many of the papers are leading on the passengers who helped prevent a possible plane hijacking of a flight bound for Israel. The Daily Telegraph explains that on Wednesday, a Flydubai jet carrying Israelis from Dubai to Tel Aviv went into a nosedive after the pilot was stabbed by his co-pilot at 34,000 ft. Passengers were able to wrestle the suspected hijacker from the cockpit and subdue him, the paper said. It adds that "hero" passengers could have stopped "Israel's 9/11", with security sources telling the Telegraph that the "terrorist" may have been planning to crash the plane into an Israeli city.
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