Flydubai Pilot Hailed Hero After Onboard Attack: 'I Couldn't Let Everybody Else Die'
Captain Smit Machchhar said he opened the cockpit door after being stabbed, helping passengers and a deadheading pilot stop the aircraft from crashing.
- On Friday, The Indian Flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar described his stabbing ordeal after the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- A senior United Arab Emirates official labeled the incident a "terrorist act" on Friday, as Israel believes it was an attempted Islamist attack by an Omani national arrested in Saudi Arabia.
- Machchhar told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video call from his hospital bed in Abu Dhabi that he realized he had to act to save 180 passengers aboard.
- The Indian Flydubai suspended flights to Tel Aviv until at least October 15, leaving many Israelis stranded in the United Arab Emirates while awaiting repatriation.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is investigating if the co-pilot received instructions, stating "Whoever sent him will pay a very heavy price," while FlyDubai CEO Ghaith promised full investigation.
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(New York/Seoul = Yonhap News) Correspondent Lim Soo-jung, Reporter Oh Soo-jin = The captain who was attacked by the Flydubai co-pilot who attempted to crash a passenger plane bound for Israel...
‘I was fighting for my life’: Watch hero pilot of FlyDubai jet describe unlocking cockpit door with last of strength
Source link Pilot Smit Machchhar (X) The pilot of a FlyDubai jetliner who was attacked and seriously injured by a jihadi type co-pilot who threatened the lives of the 180 people aboard describes how, seriously injured, he was able to unlock the cockpit door, allowing passengers the enter and subdue the attacker. Two pilots traveling as
Flydubai pilot hailed hero after onboard attack: 'I couldn't let everybody else die'
Smit Machchhar, the hero Flydubai captain who fought off a savage attack by his copilot, kept fighting because he could not "let everybody else die," he said in his first public remarks since Wednesday's suspected hijacking attempt.
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Smit Machchhar, the flight captain during the Flydubai plane attack, recalls the moments he fought for his life after allegedly being attacked by his co-pilot. Machchhar tells Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his hospital bed that he could not let others die. President Donald Trump is touting a win on fuel prices as the G7 nations agree to release up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from strategic reserves. A California man was …
Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, spoke from his hospital bed in Abu Dhabi, according to a video shared by Narendra Modi. Source link:
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