Second flydubai flight turns back to Dubai after Tel Aviv diversion

A second flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv has diverted and turned back towards Dubai, according to flight-tracking data from Flightradar24 cited by Reuters. The flight, identified as FZ1081, was operating on the same route when it changed course. The reason for the diversion was not immediately available.

The development came hours after another flydubai service, FZ1073, was diverted to Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals while flying over Jordanian airspace. The earlier flight had also been travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The available report did not provide details about the mid-air incident involving its pilots or identify the nature of the emergency signals.

Reuters reported the second diversion using flight-tracking information from Flightradar24. The tracking data showed FZ1081 heading back towards Dubai after diverting from its planned route. No additional information was provided about the aircraft, passengers, crew or the expected arrival arrangements for either flight.

The two diversions affected flights operating between Dubai and Tel Aviv, but the supplied material did not state whether other services were cancelled, delayed or rerouted. Further details about the cause of the second flight’s diversion were awaited at the time of the report.