皇家墨尔本理工大学确认副驾驶曾是学生，澳大利亚当局正在调查其2015年至2017年在澳期间的情况。一所澳大利亚大学证实，一名据称试图劫持飞往以色列航班的 flydubai 副驾驶曾在其墨尔本校区学习，但未完成学业即离开。
RMIT confirms co-pilot was a student as Australian authorities examine his time in country between 2015 and 2017 An Australian university has confirmed a flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack an Israel-bound flight studied at its Melbourne campus, but left before completing his qualification.
9月30日，乘客和机组人员介入阻止了该副驾驶（媒体认定为 Hammam al-Hammami）试图控制一架载有182人的飞往特拉维夫航班的企图，灾难得以避免。
Disaster was narrowly averted on 30 September when passengers and crew intervened to stop the alleged attempt of the co-pilot, identified by media outlets as Hammam al-Hammami, to take control of a flight to Tel Aviv with 182 people onboard.