Flydubai Flight Lands Safely After Cockpit Attack

Passengers on a Flydubai flight experienced a terrifying event while flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

while flying= 表示在飛行時（省略主詞與 be 動詞的結構）

Inside the cockpit, a violent fight started between the pilots. The pilot stabbed his co-pilot during the flight. A cockpit is the front room of an airplane where pilots control the flight.

During the fight, the airplane suddenly dropped 17,000 feet. The sudden drop caused great horror for the Israeli passengers on board.

caused great horror for= 給……帶來極大的恐懼或恐慌

The flight changed its path and landed in Saudi Arabia. The plane landed safely despite the emergency.

despite the emergency= 儘管發生了緊急狀況（嚴重情況）

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文法整理

句型	意思
while flying	表示在飛行時（省略主詞與 be 動詞的結構）
caused great horror for	給……帶來極大的恐懼或恐慌
despite the emergency	儘管發生了緊急狀況（嚴重情況）

詞彙整理

單字	意思
terrifying	令人極度害怕的；恐怖的
cockpit	飛機前部供飛行員就座、操控飛行的駕駛艙。
emergency	突然發生、具有危險性，必須立即處理的緊急事故或危機。

延伸學習

•「cockpit」（駕駛艙）在現代航空中也常用「flight deck」表示，指機師操作飛機控制系統的前方區域。
•當飛行過程中發生緊急狀況時，航班會優先選擇最近的合適機場進行轉降（diversion），即使該機場位於其他國家。