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Captain Smit Machchhar to Receive 'Visisht Gujarat Garima Award' for Flydubai Bravery
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News18•01-10-2026, 14:23
Captain Smit Machchhar to Receive 'Visisht Gujarat Garima Award' for Flydubai Bravery
- •Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced Captain Smit Machchhar will be honored with the state’s ‘Visisht Gujarat Garima Award’.
- •The award recognizes Captain Machchhar's bravery during a mid-air emergency aboard flydubai Flight FZ1073, which was traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
- •Chief Minister Patel praised Captain Machchhar for bringing pride to Gujarat and India through his heroic actions.
- •Captain Machchhar was seriously injured during an alleged cockpit attack, leading to the aircraft's steep descent before passengers and crew intervened.
- •The incident is under investigation, and Captain Machchhar has received widespread praise from leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu.
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Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced that Captain Smit Machchhar will be honoured with the state’s ‘Visisht Gujarat Garima Award’ for his extraordinary bravery and humanity during a mid-air emergency.
Captain Smit Machchhar was seriously injured during an alleged cockpit attack aboard flydubai Flight FZ1073 travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, causing the aircraft to go into a steep descent before being diverted to Tabuk in Saudi Arabia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh joined other leaders in expressing their admiration and praise for the pilot's courage and presence of mind during the emergency.
