Report: Suspect in Flydubai Attack was Barred from Flying in Oman
The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of a flydubai flight to Israel had previously been barred from flying in Oman over concerns about his extremist views, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The WSJ said that Omani authorities had banned the pilot from flying over concerns he had adopted radical ideological views, citing people familiar with the matter. The sources said Flydubai later hired the pilot, allowing him to operate flights on the route between the United Arab Emirates and Israel.
