✈️ Travel Oct 5, 2026 · Brett

The Unsuccessful Downing of flydubai 1073

Cranky Flier
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The Unsuccessful Downing of flydubai 1073
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I generally hesitate to talk too much about aircraft accidents and incidents, because it’s not my primary area of expertise. But every so often, a story like flydubai 1073’s near disaster heading to Tel Aviv leaves me awestruck, and I just can’t help myself. While we certainly don’t have the full story yet, it is clear that there are many ways this could — and likely should — have ended in tragedy. Improbably, it didn’t.



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