The co-pilot of flight FZ1073 was identified as Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani who had previously been barred from flying in Oman over alleged extremist views and moved to an administrative role at Oman Air before being hired by flydubai, according to Al Jazeera citing the Associated Press.

Israel received the flight's crew and passenger lists in advance, and the checks would fall to the Transport Ministry's security department and the Mossad, according to Al Jazeera citing Haaretz. Iran denied any link to the incident and said the accusations are based on fabricated evidence, according to the Hindustan Times.