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

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

Indian Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by his Omani co-pilot aboard a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv but managed to unlock the cockpit door despite serious injuries. Passengers and off-duty crew subdued the attacker, and the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, saving all 174 people on board.

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