The incident occurred on a Flydubai flight at the end of September 2026, but the available information does not specify the exact day. The account of the co-pilot’s target and intent remains the version reported by Emirati prosecutors, with no independent evidence provided in the available material.
According to The Guardian, the co-pilot allegedly attacked the Indian pilot with an emergency axe. The commander, despite being injured, reportedly managed to open the cockpit security door, allowing passengers to overpower the attacker and prevent the aircraft from being taken over.
The UAE’s attorney general also said that the suspect claimed to have acted alone, after preparing psychologically and physically for the attack. This detail, too, is reported as a statement by Emirati authorities.
The suspect is described by several sources as an Omani Flydubai co-pilot. The Guardian identified him as Hammam al-Hammami, but the other reports provided do not confirm the name and refer to him without identifying him.
India Today reported that the co-pilot had already flown to Tel Aviv twice before the incident. This is a detail reported by only one source in the available material.
Euronews also reported that the man had previously been barred from flights in Oman over alleged extremist views. This information, too, is supported by only one source and does not appear to have been independently verified in the reports examined.
Emirati authorities linked the alleged plan to Al-Qaeda’s September 11 attacks in the United States. The sources agree on the general outline of the account, but the available material presents the intent and motive as statements or assessments by the prosecution, not as independently established facts.