What the Flydubai incident tells us about airline safety

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This week, following a terrifying 14,000 ft drop in altitude and a violent cockpit altercation on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv where a pilot was stabbed, Simon Calder and Greg Dickinson discuss airline safety, pilot security, and whether passengers should be worried. Plus, as strikes and engineering works converge across the network, the duo dives into the looming winter of discontent for rail travellers, and explores the curious German offshore island of Heligoland, which is fighting back against mass tourism. And finally, in a bumper edition of your travel questions, Simon and Greg share top tips for taking a 14-year-old to Paris for the October half-term, advise on using a UK…