Flydubai pilots injured after emergency landing at Tabuk airport

Tabuk airport announced it received a distress call from a Flydubai flight requesting an emergency landing at 8:44 a.m.

The airport said it immediately declared a state of emergency and readiness upon receiving the call. The captain and co-pilot of the flight, which made an emergency landing in Tabuk, were injured and transported to hospital for medical care.

Tabuk airport added that it coordinated with Flydubai to provide a replacement aircraft for the passengers.