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US House Resolution Honors Pilot After Flydubai Flight Attack
US lawmakers have introduced a resolution to recognize pilot Smit Machchhar.
It concerns an attack aboard a Flydubai plane traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
The resolution says the first officer attacked Machchhar and tried to take control of the plane.
Machchhar was badly hurt but helped open the cockpit door.
Off-duty pilots, crew members, and passengers helped secure the cockpit.
The plane landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, and everyone aboard was accounted for, according to the resolution.
The measure praises those who helped and condemns the attack.
It also asks Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to investigate and calls for the United States and Israel to be kept informed.
Representative Josh Gottheimer introduced House Resolution 1612 to honor Captain Smit Machchhar and others aboard Flydubai Flight 1073.
The flight was traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30 with about 174 passengers, according to the resolution.
The resolution says the first officer attacked Machchhar with a crash axe and tried to take control of the aircraft.
Machchhar, despite serious injuries, helped open the cockpit so off-duty pilots and others could intervene; the aircraft landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
The measure condemns the attack as terrorism and calls for investigations by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, with the United States and Israel kept informed.
- Who
- Captain Smit Machchhar, the crew and passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073, and US lawmakers including Josh Gottheimer.
- What
- House Resolution 1612 was introduced to honor Machchhar and others who helped during an alleged attack on the flight.
- Where
- The flight traveled from Dubai to Tel Aviv and landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- When
- The resolution was introduced on Monday; it describes the flight as departing on September 30. The articles do not specify the year.
- Why
- The resolution recognizes Machchhar's actions despite serious injuries and condemns the alleged attempt to take control of the aircraft.
Key facts
- Measure
- House Resolution 1612
- Lead sponsor
- Representative Josh Gottheimer
- Flight
- Flydubai Flight 1073
- Passengers
- Approximately 174, according to the resolution
- Route
- Dubai to Tel Aviv
- Landing
- Tabuk, Saudi Arabia; the resolution says all passengers and crew were accounted for
- Next steps requested
- Investigations by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, with the United States and Israel kept informed
- Status
- Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Quotes
House Resolution 1612
A resolution introduced in the US House of Representatives.
“a citizen of India, fought off the attack and, despite grave injuries, used his remaining strength to unlock the cockpit door so that off-duty pilots could enter and land the aircraft and so that crew and passengers could restrain the first officer”
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“for extraordinary courage in protecting every soul aboard his aircraft”
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