That was fake news.
It was an Omani national co-pilot who stabbed his Indian-Emirati captain but was then overpowered by Israeli passengers along with South African and Kiwi backup pilots.
It was an Omani national co-pilot who stabbed his Indian-Emirati captain but was then overpowered by Israeli passengers along with South African and Kiwi backup pilots.
AFAIU Omanis would need a visa to travel to Israel but they are allowed.
I think he may have just been Indian, I did see some early reports listing him as an Emerati but the more recent reports appear only seem to list him as Indian.
> South African and Kiwi backup pilots
Was this confirmed? I didn't see a reliable source reporting on the nationality of the backup pilots. A few sources had secondhand reports that both backup pilots were European but those don't seem to be confirmed.