Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Foiling Flydubai Cockpit Attack

Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Foiling Flydubai Cockpit Attack

Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot, was stabbed by his Omani co-pilot mid-flight on a Flydubai plane from Dubai to Tel Aviv but managed to unlock the cockpit door so passengers could subdue the attacker. Global leaders including Modi, Netanyahu, and Trump praised Machchhar as a hero after the plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia with all 174 people aboard.

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