A flydubai passenger flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after reporting an incident while en route, with both pilots sustaining injuries, according to Saudi and UAE authorities.

Flight FZ1073, operating from Dubai International Airport to Ben Gurion International Airport, requested an emergency landing at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Tabuk at 8:44am local time, the airport operator Cluster2 Airports said.

The airport activated its emergency response procedures and the aircraft landed safely at 9:45am, it said. The captain and first officer were found to have sustained injuries and were transferred to hospital for medical treatment.

Passengers were assisted at the terminal, while coordination was under way with flydubai to arrange a replacement aircraft, the Saudi airport operator said.

Flydubai separately confirmed that flight FZ1073 had experienced an “incident while en route” and landed safely at Tabuk, with all passengers safe and accounted for. The UAE-based carrier said it was working with the relevant authorities and would provide further updates as confirmed information became available.

The Saudi airport said it remains committed to regulations and instructions issued by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation, as well as international agreements related to aviation safety and the safety of passengers and crew. It stated that the relevant authorities were conducting investigations into the incident.

In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held consultations following concerns over the aviation incident and was monitoring developments, his office said.

“The incident is under control, and all measures are currently being deployed in order to return the Israeli passengers safely to Israel,” the Prime Minister’s Office said.

The official statements from Saudi Arabia and flydubai did not disclose the nature of the incident or the circumstances in which the two pilots were injured. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office likewise did not provide details of what occurred aboard the aircraft.

This is a developing story and will be updated as and when official details are available.