A plunging Israel-bound flight sends CBN News to thirty times its usual start

Raj Nair's live update with Chris Mitchell in Jerusalem drew far more viewers than the channel's other reports on the same FlyDubai flight, including a passenger's own account.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 733,057 views a day, 31 times a normal first day on this channel (23,870).

BREAKING: New Details After Israel-Bound Flight Plunges

A short news update from Jerusalem had close to half a million views within eleven hours of going up. For CBN News, whose new videos usually gather a few tens of thousands on their first day, that is roughly thirty times the normal pace.

The video is "BREAKING: New Details After Israel-Bound Flight Plunges." It covers the FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv that suddenly began to dive after an attack in the cockpit. Anchor Raj Nair speaks with Chris Mitchell, the channel's longtime correspondent in Jerusalem, about what was then known about the moments on board. The tags point to the parts of the story the broadcaster followed most closely: the passengers who helped bring the plane back under control, and the prayers said on board.

CBN posted several reports on the flight that same day. One is an interview with Almog Italie, an Israeli passenger who describes the frightening minutes in the air. Another shows Benjamin Netanyahu greeting a passenger who helped subdue the attacker. Each has drawn tens of thousands of views. The Jerusalem update has gathered several times as many.

Under the video, many comments are about the pilot who unlocked the cockpit door, and many ask other viewers to pray for him. A large share of the rest are short prayers of thanks for the people who came home.

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The numbers

One update carried the channel's day: CBN News is running at about three times its usual daily views.

the video's first day

usual first day here

23,870

this video

733,057

subscribers

2,870,000

total views

1,265,494,682

views per day

2,340,920

typical day: 707,970

the video

views

480,883

likes

6,875

comments

1,124

days online

1

compared with similar channels (subscribers)

CBN News

2,870,000

Washington Post

2,860,000

NewsNation

2,770,000

ABC News (Australia)

2,630,000

The Guardian

2,630,000

euronews

2,580,000

As of October 1, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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