A co-pilot accused of attempting to hijack an Israel-bound flight has become the focus of international scrutiny after New Zealand authorities confirmed their own investigation into his time in the country, where he received flight training. The man, who spent months in New Zealand and previously abandoned a degree in Australia, allegedly tried to seize control of a commercial aircraft carrying nearly 200 passengers before crew and passengers intervened. Authorities are now examining his activities in both nations, raising questions about how such a threat could have been overlooked. The incident, which unfolded in late September, has prompted calls from an Australian Jewish group for a full review of his time in Melbourne.
Hamam al-Hammami spent 175 days in New Zealand until May 2019, as Australian Jewish group calls for full investigation into his time in MelbourneNew Zealand authorities have launched their own investigation into the flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack an Israel-bound plane, after police confirmed he underwent flight training there about a year after he abandoned a degree in Australia.Disaster was narrowly averted on 30 September when passengers and crew intervened to stop the alleged attempt of the co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, 29, to take control of a flight to Tel Aviv with 182 people onboard. Continue reading...
