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Mom on hijacked flydubai flight with four young daughters had one instruction for them: ‘I’ll never forget’

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Reyes, R. (2026, October 4). Mom on hijacked flydubai flight with four young daughters had one instruction for them: ‘I’ll never forget’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/04/world-news/mom-on-hijacked-flydubai-flight-with-four-young-daughters-had-one-instruction-for-them/

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Lital Hirschl-Shahar, a mother traveling with her four young daughters on flydubai Flight 1073 from Singapore to Israel, described the chaos when co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami attempted to hijack the plane. During the incident, which occurred on Wednesday, the plane experienced a sudden drop of about 18,000 feet within 12 minutes as passengers intervened to save the pilot and secure the aircraft. The flight ultimately made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia with assistance from off-duty pilots onboard. Hirschl-Shahar emphasized her reliance on prayer throughout the ordeal, highlighting the fear and trauma experienced by herself and other passengers.

Written by AI on 2026-10-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On September 30, 2026, a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv signaled an emergency and was diverted to land at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia. The incident initially raised concerns about a possible hijacking, prompting Israel to scramble warplanes. However, Israeli officials later reported that the emergency signals were due to a physical altercation between the plane's two pilots rather than a hijacking attempt.

The flight, identified as Flydubai Flight FZ1073, transmitted multiple emergency alerts after takeoff and over Jordanian airspace before landing safely in Saudi Arabia. Passengers on board managed to overpower the attacker, who was later identified by UAE officials as Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami. Al-Hammami allegedly attempted to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's airport but was stopped by passengers.

UAE Attorney-General Hamad Saif al-Shamsi stated that signs of al-Hammami’s radicalization first emerged in 2017 while he was studying engineering at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He reportedly became influenced by extremist literature and online content glorifying terrorist organizations during this period.

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A mother who was sitting with her four young daughters on the flydubai plane when it was hijacked by a suspected terrorist says she had only one thing to say to her kids: Pray for a miracle. asserted

she → sit → miracle

Lital Hirschl-Shahar, 39, said chaos broke out on Wednesday’s flydubai Flt. 1073 bound for Israel when someone near the front of the cabin started yelling that the pilot was under attack and that a large amount of blood was all over the cockpit. asserted

amount → say → cockpit

“It all happened so fast, and the plane just started dropping down,” Hirschl-Shahar told The Post. asserted

Shahar → happen → Post

We all thought we were going to die. asserted

we → think → ?

“I was talking to God nonstop, believing prayer was the only thing that could save us. uncertain

that → talk → us

I told my daughters to pray, too. asserted

I → tell → daughters

“We needed a miracle, and I couldn’t help but think, ‘Is this how you’re going to die? asserted

you → need → miracle

Is this how your girls are going to die?’ ” the mom said. asserted

mom → go → ?

Hirschl-Shahar said she was returning from a family vacation in Singapore and Thailand with her four girls — ages 14, 11, 7 and 5 — when co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami attempted to hijack the plane. asserted

Hammami → say → plane

Pilot Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed multiple times during the attack, fought off al-Hammami long enough to open the cockpit door, alerting everyone to the crisis taking place. asserted

who → stab → place

“We heard a lady in business class shouting. asserted

lady → hear → class

She sounded so terrified, in a way I’ll never forget,” Hirschl-Shahar recalled. asserted

Shahar → sound → way

Plumber Yaniv Hayun, who was seated behind the panicked mother and her daughters, was among the men to immediately spring to action to help the pilot and stop al-Hammami, who was allegedly attacking the control panel to take down the plane. uncertain

who → seat → plane

During the confrontation, the plane took a nose dive, dropping about 18,000 feet within the span of 12 minutes. asserted

plane → take → minutes

But Hayun and his fellow passengers were able to quickly restrain al-Hammami and provide first aid to Machchhar, with the plumber stabilizing the flight by using what he learned from the Canadian flight disaster documentary series, “Mayday.” asserted

he → restrain → series

Two off-duty pilots were also onboard and helped the plane conduct an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, with the aircraft arriving safely despite damage to its rudder. asserted

aircraft → help → rudder

“It was just a miracle wrapped in a miracle wrapped in a miracle,” Hirschl-Shahar said. asserted

Shahar → wrap → miracle

The family is now home recovering from the ordeal, with Hirschl-Shahar’s 7-year-old suffering a fever from the stress of the event. asserted

old → recover → event

Hirschl-Shahar said she’s also had to confront comments from social media claiming that the attempted hijacking was staged, undermining the terror that she and the 173 other passengers have had to endure. asserted

she → say → that

Mom on hijacked flydubai flight with four young daughters had one instruction for them: ‘I’ll never forget’

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