# 'I can't let anyone die': FlyDubai pilot tells Indian PM how he opened cockpit door

https://mins.news/en/video/83533

- CBC News, 2026-10-02 13:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJwnzY8N69Q

> Capt. Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight, told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he fought for his life after his co-pilot stabbed him and the aircraft entered a steep descent. He described how he opened the cockpit door during a live televised video call.

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