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The Flydubai pilots who caused an emergency landing were Russian and Ukrainian.

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REFUTED
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Is it true that the Flydubai pilots who caused an emergency landing were Russian and Ukrainian?

No. A Snopes fact check rated as False the claim that the Flydubai pilots involved in the Sept. 30, 2026 emergency landing were Russian and Ukrainian, noting the Embassy of India in Saudi Arabia identified the stabbed pilot as Indian. The remaining retrieved items concern unrelated aviation and linguistics topics and settle nothing.

Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Were Flydubai pilots who caused emergency landing Russian, Ukrainian? We investigated | Snopes.com
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Were Flydubai pilots who caused emergency landing Russian, Ukrainian? We investigated | Snopes.com. (n.d.). snopes.com. https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/09/30/flydubai-pilots-israel-russia-ukraine/

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