WorldFlydubai pilot recounts cockpit stabbing in call with Indian PM Modi
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar said his co-pilot stabbed him during a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv in an alleged attempt to crash the plane. Wounded and collapsing, Machchhar opened the cockpit door so passengers could overpower the co-pilot; a second crew then landed the aircraft in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The UAE has announced an investigation.
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Flydubai pilot recounts cockpit stabbing in call with Indian PM Modi
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