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Trump Praises Flydubai Pilot as ‘Hero’
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News18•01-10-2026, 17:15
Trump Praises Flydubai Pilot as ‘Hero’
- •US President Donald Trump hailed the flydubai pilot as a ‘hero’ for fighting off a knife attack from the co-pilot.
- •The pilot opened the cockpit door and called for help to foil a bid to crash the aircraft.
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Indian Captain Smit Machchhar fought off his co-pilot, who launched a knife attack and allegedly attempted to crash a Dubai-Tel Aviv flydubai flight, by opening the cockpit door and calling for help before the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
Captain Smit Machchhar was seriously injured during the cockpit incident while foiling the crash attempt, but he is currently in a stable condition and receiving treatment at a hospital in Saudi Arabia.
The UAE announced that it has officially opened an investigation into the serious incident aboard the Dubai-Tel Aviv flydubai flight that forced the aircraft to divert and land safely in Saudi Arabia.
