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Israeli passenger commended for calm response on flydubai flight
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A Reuters report describes an Israeli passenger on a flydubai plane who stepped in during an in-flight emergency, saying he knew what to do because he had watched it on a television show. The story has drawn attention in the United States, with readers responding to the unusual mix of a real emergency, quick thinking and television trivia playing a role at 30,000 feet.
Why now: The striking detail that a TV show prepared the passenger for a real emergency makes the story widely shareable.
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Evidence
- Passengers foil bid to crash Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, Israel says, after co-pilot stabs pilot · Reuters
- ‘I Couldn’t Let All of Them Die’: Pilot on FlyDubai Flight Recalls Sudden Attack · The New York Times
- Indian pilot tells PM Modi he opened flydubai cockpit door during attack · Reuters
- Israel's Netanyahu: Co-pilot of flydubai plane underwent radical Islamist indoctrination · Reuters
- Israeli passenger says he knew what to do on flydubai plane after watching TV show · Reuters
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