Flydubai flight en route to Tel Aviv diverted to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia due to passenger medical emergency. Mystery solved. Israeli news.
Jerusalem, 24 September, 2025 (TPS-IL) — The mystery surrounding the sudden diversion of a Flydubai aircraft from the United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia, en route to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, has been solved.
It has been announced that the flight was diverted to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, after a passenger suffered a stroke during the journey.
The plane, which was carrying 80 passengers, is expected to take off for Israel within the next hour.
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