FlyDubai 737 MAX Makes Emergency Landing After Inflight Incident

Alan Dron September 30, 2026
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Credit: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty
Aviation officials in the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Saudi Arabia are investigating the circumstances that led a FlyDubai Boeing 737-8 to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia early on Sept. 30 after suddenly plummeting during flight. “FlyDubai can confirm that Flight FZ 1073 operating...
Alan Dron

Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.

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