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Flydubai Hero: Friends Praise Captain Smit Machchhar's Bravery in Mid-Air Crisis
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News18•01-10-2026, 16:00
Flydubai Hero: Friends Praise Captain Smit Machchhar's Bravery in Mid-Air Crisis
- •Indian Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar is recovering after sustaining injuries during a mid-air incident on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight.
- •Machchhar was seriously injured after his co-pilot allegedly attacked and stabbed him inside the cockpit of a Boeing 737 MAX.
- •Friends Shefali Parekh and Prateek Gandhi praised Machchhar's strong-headedness and crucial decisions during the emergency, which prevented a catastrophe involving over 170 passengers.
- •Machchhar has been airlifted from Saudi Arabia to the UAE for further medical treatment.
- •The Gujarat government will honor Machchhar with the 'Vishisht Gujarat Garima Award' for his courage, and Somnath Temple conducted a special puja for his recovery.
Key Questions Answered
The Gujarat government will honour Captain Smit Machchhar with the 'Vishisht Gujarat Garima Award' for his courage during the Flydubai emergency.
The Boeing 737 MAX flight was carrying more than 170 passengers when the mid-air emergency occurred.
Captain Smit Machchhar was airlifted from a military hospital in Saudi Arabia and shifted to the UAE for further medical care.
