Flydubai Captain Recounts Heroic Battle Against Attacking Co-Pilot
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar described blocking axe blows from a co-pilot who allegedly attempted to crash their flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv into Ben Gurion Airport. The incident occurred last month in Saudi airspace, causing the plane to plunge thousands of feet before the attacker was subdued. UAE prosecutors are investigating the co-pilot's actions as a suicide attack inspired by 9/11. Captain Machchhar recounted his struggle to defend himself and call for help, ultimately surviving the ordeal.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Captain Smit Machchhar fought off an axe-wielding co-pilot attempting to crash a flydubai flight.
- The co-pilot's alleged suicide attack was inspired by the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- The aircraft plunged 16,000 feet before the attacker was subdued and the plane landed safely.
- Captain Machchhar sustained head and arm injuries while defending himself and trying to open the cockpit door.
- The incident occurred in Saudi airspace on flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
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