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Captain Smit Machchhar Walks Ten Steps During Recovery
Captain Smit Machchhar is a pilot who was badly hurt during a flight.
His co-pilot allegedly attacked him in the cockpit with an axe.
The plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, and doctors operated on Captain Machchhar.
He was later moved to hospitals in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
His family says he is recovering and walked 10 steps.
The Indian embassy says he is making steady progress.
The article says passengers and other pilots helped take control of the plane.
Leaders in India, Israel, and Dubai praised Captain Machchhar's courage.
Captain Smit Machchhar is recovering in a Dubai hospital after being transferred from Abu Dhabi.
A family member told NDTV he walked 10 steps the day before the report.
Sources said he suffered a skull fracture in an alleged cockpit axe attack by his co-pilot.
After emergency surgery in Saudi Arabia, he was airlifted to a hospital in Abu Dhabi.
The Indian embassy said he was making steady progress, while officials and leaders praised his actions.
- Who
- Captain Smit Machchhar, a flydubai pilot, and his co-pilot.
- What
- Machchhar is recovering from a skull fracture after an alleged cockpit attack during a flight.
- Where
- He is recovering in a hospital in Dubai after treatment in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.
- When
- The family said he walked 10 steps the day before the report; the article also says the flight was on September 30.
- Why
- The article says his co-pilot allegedly attacked him and sought to crash the aircraft.
Key facts
- Pilot
- Captain Smit Machchhar
- Flight
- FZ1073, a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv
- Passengers and crew
- 174
- Injury
- Skull fracture, according to sources
- Reported recovery milestone
- Walked 10 steps, according to a family member
- Treatment
- Emergency surgery in Saudi Arabia, followed by transfer to Abu Dhabi and then Dubai
- Embassy update
- The Indian embassy in the UAE said he was making steady progress
Sources
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