WorldFlydubai pilot who averted disaster hailed as hero

Name: Flydubai pilot who averted disaster hailed as hero
Uploaded: 2026-10-01T08:56:33.000Z
Description: Indian pilot Smit Machchhar is being praised as a hero after his co-pilot allegedly stabbed him in mid-air while attempting to crash a Flydubai flight carrying 174 people. Despite his injuries, Machchhar opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower the co-pilot.

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar is being praised as a hero after his co-pilot allegedly stabbed him in mid-air while attempting to crash a Flydubai flight carrying 174 people. Despite his injuries, Machchhar opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower the co-pilot.

Reuters 2026-10-01 08:56