A flydubai co-pilot stabbed his captain in what Netanyahu called a bid to crash a Tel Aviv-bound jet, and Israel's transport minister wants the airline grounded. Will flydubai fly a scheduled flight into Ben Gurion Airport on Oct 7?

Flydubai did not fly a scheduled flight into Ben Gurion Airport on October 7, as Israeli officials continued to block the airline's return following a September 30 cockpit attack. On flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, the co-pilot assaulted the captain in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called an attempt to crash the jet; the crew retained control and diverted the aircraft to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev ordered a halt to flydubai's Israel flights days later, citing a violation of the bilateral aviation agreement requiring pilots on Israel-bound flights to hold citizenship of a country with diplomatic ties to Israel; the co-pilot was reportedly Omani, and Oman does not have such ties. According to Israeli broadcaster Channel 13, relayed by the Times of Israel, flydubai asked Israel for permission to resume flights around October 7, saying its internal investigation had concluded and that implicated employees had been dismissed, but Regev declined the request. Israeli officials have since discussed inspecting flydubai's Dubai operations and drafting new vetting rules for non-Israeli crew before any resumption.

Predict Six's community leaned toward a no, with 46% predicting flydubai would resume service by October 7. The majority called this one correctly.