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

https://mins.news/en/video/83425

- Guardian News, 2026-10-02 12:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZZ9hrGND1o

> 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.

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