Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Foiling Flydubai Cockpit Attack

Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Foiling Flydubai Cockpit Attack

Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by his Omani co-pilot mid-flight on a Flydubai jet from Dubai to Tel Aviv in an alleged attempt to crash the plane. Despite serious injuries, Machchhar unlocked the cockpit door, enabling passengers and crew to subdue the attacker and divert the aircraft safely to Saudi Arabia, saving all 174 people on board.

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