# Indian flydubai pilot speaks out after praise from Modi

https://mins.news/en/video/84022

- DW News, 2026-10-02 19:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTf0qViW3I8

> Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Captain Smit Machchhar after the pilot helped avert disaster on a flydubai flight. Machchhar says he was seriously injured in an alleged attack by his co-pilot, but managed to unlock the cockpit door so passengers and crew could restrain the attacker. Speaking publicly for the first time, he described realizing he had to get back on his feet to save those aboard.

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