Hero ‘Brit pilot landed jet’ after ‘pilot stabbed captain and tried to hijack plane’
- Posted on September 30, 2026
- By The Daily Star
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Hero ‘Brit pilot landed jet’ after ‘pilot stabbed captain and tried to hijack plane’
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A hero Brit pilot is being hailed after racing from the back of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 to seize the controls and land safely when a knife-wielding pilot stabbed the captain, triggered a 17,000ft plunge and broadcast a “Squawk 7500” hijack alert.
