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FlyDubai Flight Passenger Details Treating Wounded Pilot After Tying up Suspect
- On Wednesday, Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar saved flydubai Flight FZ1073 from a mid-air emergency after allegedly being attacked by his co-pilot, forcing an emergency landing at Prince Sultan Bin Abdel Aziz Airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- Transmitting emergency codes 7700 and 7500, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 carrying 174 passengers experienced sharp altitude loss as the co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash the aircraft, prompting passengers and crew to help secure the cockpit.
- Despite suffering stab wounds, Machchhar demonstrated "real courage" by reaching across to the co-pilot's side to open the cockpit door, SpiceJet Chairman Ajay Singh said, explaining the handle's location made the act exceptionally difficult.
- Machchhar remains in stable condition at a hospital in Tabuk, receiving praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and President Donald Trump for saving more than 170 passengers.
- Noting Machchhar's more than 13 years of commercial flying experience, Singh hailed his "great patience, acumen and bravery," describing his actions as an embodiment of values held dear at SpiceJet.
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Talking, smiling…has high morale: Indian envoy to UAE meets Captain Machchhar in hospital - The Tribune
Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot who bravely prevented a major tragedy during the mid-air flydubai incident to Tel Aviv, is in a stable condition and is recovering well in a UAE hospital, India’s Ambassador to the UAE Deepak Mittal, said on Thursday.
·Chandigarh, India
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