Middle East Travel Alerts
Flydubai Dispatches Replacement Aircraft to Tabuk Following In-Flight Emergency Diversion
Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on September 30, 2026, following a midair emergency. The Boeing 737 MAX 8, carrying roughly 170 to 180 passengers, landed safely after transmitting emergency squawk codes amid a reported cockpit altercation. Flydubai subsequently dispatched a replacement aircraft from Dubai to Tabuk to fly stranded passengers onward to Tel Aviv.
