Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Stabbing on FlyDubai Flight

Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Stabbing on FlyDubai Flight

Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar saved all 174 passengers aboard FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 when his Omani co-pilot stabbed him mid-flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Despite serious stab wounds, he managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to subdue the attacker and safely divert to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

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