# Flydubai hero pilot tells Modi: 'I could not let all those people die'

https://mins.news/en/item/83150

- France 24, 2026-10-02 09:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261002-flydubai-hero-pilot-tells-modi-i-could-not-let-all-those-people-die

> Smit Machchhar, the Indian captain attacked by his co-pilot aboard Flydubai flight 1073 in what appeared to be an attempt to crash the aircraft, told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday that he kept fighting despite severe injuries. Nearly collapsed, he forced the cockpit door open, saying he could not let everyone die.

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