WorldFlydubai pilot tells Modi he ‘couldn’t let anyone die’ after cockpit stabbing

Indian Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, recounted the attack and his attempt to open the cockpit door for help during a Friday video call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking from a hospital bed in Abu Dhabi, he said he knew he had to act despite being injured or passengers could die.