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5 October 2026

Flydubai co-pilot ‘visited radical mosques’ in Australia

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Flydubai co-pilot ‘visited radical mosques’ in Australia

The revelations have fuelled growing recriminations between countries over who is to blame for security failures that preceded the attempted hijacking.

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