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"Sunday Morning" talked with passengers who heroically helped avert disaster this past Wednesday by subduing the co-pilot attempting to crash their Boeing 737 Max into the Arabian Desert.
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10/4: Face The Nation
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Hero passengers on FlyDubai flight speak
"Sunday Morning" talked with passengers who heroically helped avert disaster this past Wednesday by subduing the co-pilot attempting to crash their Boeing 737 Max into the Arabian Desert.
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Hero passengers on Fly Dubai flight speak
"Sunday Morning" talked with passengers who heroically helped avert disaster this past Wednesday by subduing the co-pilot attempting to crash their Boeing 737 Max into the Arabian Desert.
Hero passenger on Fly Dubai flight: "I decided that we are going to survive"
This past Wednesday, the co-pilot of Fly Dubai's Flight 1073, flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv, attacked the captain and tried to crash the Boeing 737 Max, the jet plunging 14,000 feet in a matter of seconds. Passengers subdued the attacker and another pilot righted the plane with moments to spare. Correspondent Matt Gutman talks with some of the passengers who heroically helped avert disaster.
Hero passenger on FlyDubai flight: "I decided that we are going to survive"
This past Wednesday, the co-pilot of FlyDubai's Flight 1073, flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv, attacked the captain and tried to crash the Boeing 737 Max, the jet plunging 14,000 feet in a matter of seconds. Passengers subdued the attacker and another pilot righted the plane with moments to spare. Correspondent Matt Gutman talks with some of the passengers who heroically helped avert disaster.
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10/4: Sunday Morning
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French police clash with student protestors over school improvement demonstrations
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