Passengers describe panic and heroics after the cockpit clash.

September 30, 2026 · 3:53 pm 1 sources

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• Passengers describe panic and heroics after the cockpit clash.
  The New York Times · September 30, 2026 15:53
  What began as a routine flight turned terrifying when a violent altercation broke out inside the cockpit and the aircraft dropped 17,000 feet in two minutes. Passengers subdued an knife-wielding attacker.