India, Sept. 30 -- The reason behind the altercation between the two pilots aboard the flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, that was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, is "unknown", the airline said on Wednesday.

An altercation broke out in the aircraft's flight deck, following which, the flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia's Tabuk airport. The airline said that all passengers and crew members were safe and accounted for.

flydubai flight FZ1073, operating from Dubai International Airport to Ben Gurion International Airport, was diverted to Tabuk Airport in northwestern Saudi Arabia after the incident, an airline spokesperson said in a statement.

"The aircraft was successfully secured by on-duty flydubai c...