Onboard plot? Expert suspects emergency axe used in alleged plan to crash Flydubai flight | VIDEO

Mumbai: Following a violent onboard incident involving a Flydubai flight, prominent aviation expert Sanjay Lazar has raised critical questions regarding aircraft security protocols, suggesting the assailant may have deployed on-board emergency equipment rather than smuggling a weapon through airport security.

Commenting on preliminary reports from the incident, Lazar clarified that key details surrounding the weapon used remain under investigation, though evidence points toward emergency safety gear carried inside standard commercial cockpits.

Onboard crash axe suspected as weapon

Addressing speculation over how a sharp object bypassed airport screening, Lazar noted that commercial aircraft, including Boeing 737, 777 and 747 models, are routinely equipped with an emergency crash axe designed to cut through fuselage panels or cockpit structures during crash landings.

“Now, we are not really clear whether he took a sharp object onto the flight, because the reports I have received suggest that he used the crash axe. A crash axe is flight safety equipment that is carried on board most aircraft... So, it is not a weapon. It has a very sharp edge, so whether he used that to stab him or carried a knife, we do not know. But I do suspect that it was the aircraft equipment that was used to stab him,” he said.

 

Chilling allegations of attempted terror plot

Beyond the physical assault, Lazar highlighted deeply concerning intelligence shared by senior flight crew members within the airline, indicating the perpetrator may have intended to execute a catastrophic attack.

“The second thing is that I spoke to my colleagues and classmates who are commanders at Flydubai, and they are quite convinced, based on whatever information they received, that the aircraft was going to be flown into Israel and crashed there. So, these are very, very serious matters. Let's just wait and see what happens,” he said.

Aviation authorities and international security agencies have yet to issue an official final report regarding the suspect's motives or the precise timeline of the breach.