The case was filed on the direction of the Home Ministry, considering the gravity of the offence and the need to unearth the larger conspiracy, the officials said.
The remarks came following the foiled mid-air crash attempt aboard a flydubai flight on Sept 30, when Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar inside the cockpit.
Hamam al-Hammami allegedly planned to seize control after incapacitating the captain, but passengers and off-duty pilots intervened before the flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia.
It remains unclear how a citizen of Oman, an Arab country that has no diplomatic relations with Israel, was allowed to fly a planeload of Israelis to Tel Aviv.
As of Saturday, three days after the uniformed crew members rushed to the cockpit to steady the Israel-bound plane after a sickening plummet, they still haven't been publicly identified.
