Off-duty British pilot pulled hijacked jet out of 'death plunge' thwarting '9/11-style' crash

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Off-duty British pilot pulled hijacked jet out of 'death plunge' thwarting '9/11-style' crash.

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An off-duty British pilot helped prevent a "9/11-style" jet crash which could have claimed thousands of lives, it has been revealed.A Flydubai jet from Dubai to Israel plunged from 33,000 feet to 17,000 feet in just a minute after one pilot allegedly stabbed his co-pilot then tried to hijack the plane.Passengers and crew then managed to tie up and stop the alleged attacker, forcing the jet to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia and stopping it from crashing.Now, it has been revealed an off-duty British pilot helped to stabilise and land the jet.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Almog Itali, a passenger on the terrifying flight, detailed the Briton's role."There were two pilots in the front, one stabbed the other, and there were two spare pilots who were supposed to operate the next flight," he told the BBC."The relief pilots are European, one of them British, who entered and pulled the aircraft up, pulled the yoke, stabilised the plane and landed us in Saudi Arabia."Flydubai...

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