Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Mid-Air Stabbing on FlyDubai Flight

Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Mid-Air Stabbing on FlyDubai Flight

Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot flying for FlyDubai, was stabbed by his Omani co-pilot mid-flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv but managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to subdue the attacker. The plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, and world leaders including Modi, Netanyahu, and Trump have praised Machchhar as a hero for saving 174 lives.

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