# Stabbed Flydubai pilot identified as Indian national Smit Machchhar

https://mins.news/en/item/80776

- TASS, 2026-09-30 18:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2195295

> The stabbed pilot of Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv was identified by the Hindustan Times as Indian national Smit Machchhar. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where Machchhar and his co-pilot were hospitalized. Flydubai said all passengers were safe; reports attributed the incident to a fight between the pilots.

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