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Kharge Hails Indian Pilot Smit Machchhar for Foiling Flydubai Crash Attempt
- •Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge praised Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for thwarting a co-pilot's alleged attempt to crash a flydubai flight.
- •Kharge saluted Captain Machchhar, the crew, and all who showed extraordinary courage and presence of mind, saving precious lives.
- •The flydubai flight FZ1073, en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv, transmitted emergency signals and made a sharp descent of over 17,000 feet.
- •The flight, carrying 174 passengers including 27 children, diverted to Prince Sultan Bin Abdel Aziz Airport in Saudi Arabia's Tabuk city.
- •Videos circulating on social media show the pilot, Smit Machchhar, drenched in blood and wearing an oxygen mask in the aircraft's galley.
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Flydubai flight FZ1073, traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv with 174 passengers aboard, transmitted emergency signals after experiencing a sharp descent of over 17,000 feet before safely diverting to Prince Sultan Bin Abdel Aziz Airport in Saudi Arabia's Tabuk city, following an alleged attempt by the co-pilot to crash the aircraft.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge praised Indian Captain Smit Machchhar and the crew for displaying extraordinary courage and presence of mind to thwart his co-pilot's alleged attempt to crash the plane, saving precious lives and wishing the captain a swift recovery.
Videos circulating on social media showed Captain Smit Machchhar drenched in blood while wearing an oxygen mask and lying on his back in the galley of the aircraft following the thwarted crash attempt.
