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Pilot brawl causes flydubai plane to plunge 30,000 feet
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A physical altercation between pilots caused a flydubai aircraft to suddenly descend from over 30,000 feet on Wednesday, according to passenger accounts reported by Al-Monitor. Almog Italie, a passenger on flight FZ1073, described the experience as feeling like "massive turbulence" before realizing the nature of the emergency unfolding in the cockpit.
The incident prompted passengers to recount moments of chaos aboard the aircraft as it made the rapid descent. Details of what triggered the confrontation between crew members and the circumstances leading to the emergency were not immediately disclosed.
