Panic and Heroics on FlyDubai Flight: ‘We Felt That This Was It’

What the coverage shows

Both outlets center on a frightening incident aboard the FlyDubai flight and the passenger response. The New York Times foregrounds panic and heroics, with its extract stressing a cockpit altercation, a steep descent, and passengers subduing a knife-wielding attacker. ABC News is narrower, framing the story around one passenger’s recounting of the crew and passengers springing into action after an alleged midair attack involving the pilots.

Written by Crossfiled from the 2 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.