Dubai Flight Captain Recounts Attack by Co-Pilot
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
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- Captain Mahar fought off co-pilot's attack to open cockpit door.
- Mahar stated he believed he would die if he didn't open the door.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu invited Mahar to light a torch.
- The co-pilot allegedly closed the cockpit door after Mahar opened it.
Captain Sumit Mahar, the pilot severely injured in an attempted hijacking of a Flydubai plane, spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday. Mahar recounted that the blows he sustained blurred his vision, and he used his remaining strength to open the cockpit door. "I did it with the knowledge that if I didn't do it, I was going to die," he stated. He explained that he had to open the door multiple times because the co-pilot kept closing it behind him. "I managed to open the door once, but I think he slammed it shut," Mahar said. "Call it a personal matter or call it for other people, but let's say I did it with the knowledge that if I didn't do it, I was going to die." He described the struggle: "I used all my strength, I gave everything I had, I just rushed to the door and opened it. And fortunately, people were waiting to storm back in."
Prime Minister Netanyahu invited Mahar to light a torch at the upcoming Independence Day ceremony.
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