Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Stabbing on FlyDubai Flight

Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Stabbing on FlyDubai Flight

Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot flying FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, was stabbed by his Omani co-pilot in a suspected terrorist attack mid-flight. Despite serious injuries, Machchhar unlocked the cockpit door, allowing passengers to subdue the attacker before the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, saving all 174 people aboard.

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