Indian Pilot Stabbed by Co-Pilot on Flydubai Flight to Israel
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
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- Indian pilot Smit Machchhar was stabbed by his co-pilot on a Flydubai flight.
- Machchhar fought back and alerted crew and passengers to the attack.
- Off-duty pilots took control and landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia.
- The flight was en route to Israel when the incident occurred.
- Investigations into the co-pilot's motives are ongoing.
The pilot who was stabbed by the co-pilot on a Flydubai flight en route to Israel has been identified as Smit Machchhar, an Indian national with nearly 10,000 flight hours. Machchhar reportedly fought back against his attacker, sustaining multiple stab wounds, but managed to alert the crew and passengers to the unfolding danger.
According to reports, the co-pilot, described as the attacker, assaulted Machchhar in the cockpit. Following the confrontation, passengers and crew members intervened to help subdue the assailant. Footage from the incident shows Machchhar injured after the attack.
Two off-duty pilots on board took control of the aircraft and successfully landed it in Saudi Arabia. The flight, Flydubai FZ1073, was diverted due to the emergency situation. The circumstances of the incident and the co-pilot's motives are under investigation by various authorities.
An Israeli rescue flight carrying the passengers later landed at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, with investigations continuing there as well.
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