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# UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: flydubai Hijack Passengers Plan Multi-Million-Dollar Lawsuit
- URL: https://insideaviation.news/united-arab-emirates-flydubai-hijack-passengers-plan-multi-million-dollar-lawsuit/
- Published: 2026-10-13T13:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T13:29:59.000Z
- Description: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Around 100 passengers from a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv, diverted after an alleged hijacking attempt, are preparing multi-million-dollar lawsuits.
- Author: Inside Aviation News
- Tags: United Arab Emirates, Flydubai, Tel Aviv, Legal, Dubai, Israel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates

- Around 100 passengers from a flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv with 174 passengers onboard, [diverted after an alleged hijacking attempt](https://insideaviation.news/saudi-arabia-flydubai-dubai-tel-aviv-flight-lands-in-saudi-arabia-after-cockpit-altercation/), are preparing multi-million-dollar lawsuits.
- The lawsuits are reportedly targeting the airline, the Israeli government, and the Israeli and Emirati transport ministries.
- The group is likely looking to sue under the Montreal Convention, a global framework on compensation for flight passengers, to which both Israel and the UAE are signatories.

**Sources:**

- [NewArab](https://www.newarab.com/news/flydubai-passengers-plan-multi-million-dollar-lawsuit?ref=insideaviation.news)