Passengers on FlyDubai flight FZ 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv describe a sudden, steep plunge shortly after takeoff as the aircraft approached the Jordanian border on Wednesday. Several passengers say they realised immediately something was wrong when the plane began losing thousands of feet of altitude in seconds, likening the experience to a “rollercoaster.” One passenger tells AFP the sensation felt like “very big turbulence, but there was no turbulence,” describing a fast drop rather than shaking associated with typical turbulence.
The outlets’ accounts focus on passenger perceptions of the event and their descriptions of the aircraft’s behaviour during the dive. They do not provide detailed technical explanations, confirmed causes, or updates on whether the flight’s approach and landing proceeded normally, focusing instead on the immediate experience reported by travellers.
