Was Indian Pilot Hit with Axe During Flydubai ‘Crash Attempt’? Here's What Israel PM Netanyahu Said
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Captain Smit Machchhar was attacked by a co-pilot during Flydubai Flight FZ1073, traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
- Netanyahu said Machchhar opened or unlocked the cockpit door despite being injured, allowing passengers and crew members to restrain the alleged attacker.
- The aircraft descended sharply, sustained damage, and landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- Netanyahu said an axe may have been used, while Flydubai said the incident remained under investigation and cautioned against premature conclusions.
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The attack on a Flydubai plane on the way to Israel reveals more details about the brutal battle in the cockpit. The Indian pilot Smit Machchhar is said to have been attacked with an axe. The flight captain has been operated on and is now in a stable condition.
Fighting for his life, he managed to unlock cockpit: Netanyahu recalls Capt Machchhars bravery on Flydubai flight - The Tribune
'What we know is that this plane that was heading from Dubai to Israel, as they approached Israel, one of the co-pilots stabbed or hit with an axe the other pilot, an Indian pilot. The pilot who was hit, bleeding profusely and fighting for his life, managed to unlock the cockpit door, but the plane was going into a nosedive,' he said.
The Omani co-pilot attacked the captain with a crash axe, not a knife. This axe is legally kept on aircraft to extinguish fires and create an exit in the event of a crash. This is the first time it has been misused.
Flydubai Pilot Was Attacked With An Axe, Says Netanyahu: Why Planes Carry A ‘Crash Axe’
Netanyahu said Machchhar managed to open the cockpit door despite being injured, allowing passengers and crew to restrain the alleged attacker. Flydubai has said the circumstances remain under investigation.
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