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12 minutes of madness: How Flydubai pilot, passengers saved plane midfall - Al Jazeera

Published by Al Jazeera English By Al Jazeera Staff · 2 October 2026 at 15:40
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12 minutes of madness: How Flydubai pilot, passengers saved plane midfall - Al Jazeera
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As it plunged 17,000ft in under two minutes, a quick-thinking captain and passengers saved plane from crashing.

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