Oman had forbidden the co-pilot of the diverted Flydubai flight from flying because of suspicions that he was an extremist, according to the Wall Street Journal, as reported by Le Monde.
The man was hired afterwards by Flydubai, an airline headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. Whether his past was reviewed by the carrier is not known, a source told the American newspaper.
In a separate development, the first flight bringing back Israelis who had been blocked in the Emirates since the attack touched down in Tel Aviv early Saturday.
