Bravery of Israeli passengers on plane

Thank goodness 2 pilots were amongst the passengers.
I have been on a plane that hit a wind pocket and that was scary but to plummet almost vertically, as the BBC News showed, must have been terrifying.
Very pleased everyone has survived, physically anyway.

Very brave people who acted selflessly.

So lucky with the other pilots on board. Must have been terrifying!

Fantastic stroke of luck those other 2 pilots were on board. Must have been terrifying.

It was a miracle.

Lots of questions now, how are airlines going to vet pilots?

Will all flights have to have air marshalls?

Muslim extremism again making everyone’s lives difficult and changing the way we live.

I wonder whether the fact that many of the Israeli passengers would have had military training meant that just kicked in and they acted without thinking?

Remarkable people. Dread to think what could have happened.
So glad the passengers are all safely back home with their families now.

Such a terrifying incident. So glad the passengers arrived safely thanks to the courage of those who intervened.

Basgetti

I wonder whether the fact that many of the Israeli passengers would have had military training meant that just kicked in and they acted without thinking?

Remarkable people. Dread to think what could have happened.
So glad the passengers are all safely back home with their families now.

The article I read seemed to think that was the case. Quite a high proportion of the passengers would have had military training.
Thank goodness the pilot managed to unlock the door.

It was astounding, a different outcome would have had in my view a similar impact to 9/11. I cant imagine the terror. I am always in awe of courage.

That must have been terrifying for all on board. Thank goodness for those brave passengers and the fact that two other pilots were travelling on that flight.

How did the co-pilot manage to carry a knife on to the plane? Are air crew not subjected to the same security checks as passengers?

Basgetti

I wonder whether the fact that many of the Israeli passengers would have had military training meant that just kicked in and they acted without thinking?

Remarkable people. Dread to think what could have happened.
So glad the passengers are all safely back home with their families now.

Yes, it’s what I thought, as most men would have perhaps stayed in their seats with their families.Israelis have had a more heightened awareness of danger generally than most people too.
Am also surprised that the pilots were not checked for knives!

Horrifying, just horrifying!!
I imagine Israelis will now be extremely fearful of flying anywhere.
Thoughts are with those who must have been traumatised by this horrible incident.

If the stabbed pilot hadn't managed to unlock the door they would all have perished. Surely there needs to be a way found for the door to be easily unlocked from inside, perhaps a panic button on the steering column.

Fallingstar

Horrifying, just horrifying!!
I imagine Israelis will now be extremely fearful of flying anywhere.
Thoughts are with those who must have been traumatised by this horrible incident.

I’m afraid you underestimate Israelis. They all grow up knowing they will have to serve in the IDF in one capacity or another. The young men I know of started fitness training in their early teens so they would be super fit and could get into the elite divisions. It will take more than this incident to stop any Israeli from getting on a plane.

@Oreo
I am also very surprised the pilots were not checked for knives, I mean passengers go through very stringent checks, are we to assume that pilots and cabin staff don’t??

Looks that way Fallingstar or maybe they only get cursory checks, I bet they will be much stricter after this.
It isn’t unknown for a pilot to take a plane down so am very surprised he managed to get a knife on board.
Thank God the passengers foiled this attack and so lucky other pilots were on board.

What happened to the pilot who did the stabbing?

The passengers tied him up ‘with his own zip ties’ so maybe he was going to tie up the Indian pilot after stabbing him.
He’s under arrest in Saudi Arabia now I think.

Yaniv Hayun’s actions were extraordinary. Faced with a bloodied cockpit and a plunging aircraft, he did not wait for someone else to solve the problem; he got on with it. That is what courage looks like.

The news is saying too early to say if Iran were involved.
The stabbed pilot has been commended for fighting back and getting the door open to get help.

Terrifying for the passengers but so much bravery from those who prevented a dreadful tragedy.

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It’s surprising such a topical thread hasn’t gained more traffic.

Very well done to the pilot for having the presence of mind to open the cockpit doors even as he was being stabbed, that was amazing. So lucky that there were other pilots on board, they all saved the lives of everybody due to their bravery. .

Sago I think there are some with an air of ‘what now’, so much going on in the world.
However, how remarkably brave were those who acted in such a selfless manner.