The New York Times · Airlines and Airplanes

FlyDubai Flight to Tel Aviv Issues Distress Signal Before Landing in Saudi Arabia

· By David M Halbfinger
Story summary

Israel briefly scrambled fighter jets Wednesday morning after a passenger jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv signaled it was in distress and abruptly reversed course near the Saudi-Jordanian border.

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