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Indian Pilot Recounts Near-Disaster Aboard Flydubai Flight
How 3 Israeli newsrooms (in Russian, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By Вести-Ynet
What happened
An Indian pilot, Smith Machchhar, detailed how his co-pilot attacked him with an axe and attempted to crash a Flydubai flight. Machchhar's struggle and eventual opening of the cockpit door allowed passengers to intervene and prevent the disaster. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu honored Machchhar and invited him to Israel.
- 01Indian pilot Smith Machchhar described co-pilot's axe attack and attempt to crash Flydubai flight.
- 02Co-pilot asked to pray before attacking Machchhar and steering plane downwards.
- 03Machchhar fought back, opened cockpit door allowing passengers to intervene.
- 04Israeli PM Netanyahu honored Machchhar and invited him to Israel.
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The coverage
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