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MEA Closely Monitors Captain Smit Machchhar's Health After Heroic Flydubai Landing
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News18•01-10-2026, 22:00
MEA Closely Monitors Captain Smit Machchhar's Health After Heroic Flydubai Landing
- •India's MEA is closely following the health condition of Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot hailed for saving a flydubai flight.
- •Captain Machchhar was stabbed and seriously injured by his co-pilot during flydubai flight FZ1073, forcing an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- •After initial treatment in Tabuk, Captain Machchhar has been shifted to Abu Dhabi for continued medical care and recovery.
- •Indian Ambassador to the UAE, Deepak Mittal, met Captain Machchhar in Abu Dhabi and assured his family of full support.
- •The MEA salutes Captain Machchhar's valor and courage, acknowledging the widespread admiration for his act of gallantry.
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Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed and seriously injured in the cockpit by his co-pilot in an alleged attempt to bring down the plane during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, forcing an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, with 174 people on board.
After receiving initial medical treatment in a hospital in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, Captain Machchhar was shifted to Abu Dhabi for continued medical care and recovery.
The Ministry of External Affairs stated that India is closely monitoring Captain Machchhar's health condition, saluted his courage and valour for saving the flight, and confirmed that Indian diplomats are providing full support to him and his family.
