WorldIndia’s PM says FlyDubai pilot showed ‘the highest form of courage’

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 captain Smit Machchhar for fighting back after being stabbed by the copilot, opening the cockpit door and enabling passengers and crew to intervene. The aircraft made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia; Machchhar was seriously injured but reported stable.

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