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Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Flydubai Cockpit Stabbing

The month of October 2026 · #2 story of that period · 89 articles from 29 sources · viewed 1 time

Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Flydubai Cockpit Stabbing

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Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by his Omani co-pilot mid-flight on a Flydubai plane traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, but managed to open the cockpit door while injured, allowing passengers and crew to subdue the attacker and safely divert the aircraft to Saudi Arabia. World leaders including Indian PM Modi, Israel's Netanyahu, and US President Trump praised the pilot as a hero for saving 174 lives.

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