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Pilot Praised After Foiling Attack Aboard Dubai-Tel Aviv Flight
A pilot named Smit Machchhar was attacked while working on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
UAE authorities described the incident as a terrorist attack, and the investigation is still continuing.
The article says the co-pilot attacked Machchhar and tried to take control of the plane.
Even though he was hurt, Machchhar opened the cockpit door.
Passengers then helped stop the co-pilot.
More than 170 people were on the plane.
The article praises Machchhar for helping protect them.
It also criticizes some political figures and a social-media activist group for not publicly praising him.
The reasons for the attack have not yet been established in the article.
The article says flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar was attacked by co-pilot Hamam Al-Hammami aboard a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight.
According to the UAE investigation, Al-Hammami used a cockpit crash axe and tried to take control of the aircraft.
Machchhar, though injured, opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to intervene and subdue the co-pilot.
The aircraft was carrying more than 170 people; the article says the pilot and passengers helped avert a possible tragedy.
The investigation is ongoing, and the article criticizes political figures and the CJP for not publicly praising Machchhar.
- Who
- Captain Smit Machchhar, co-pilot Hamam Al-Hammami, and passengers aboard a flydubai flight.
- What
- The co-pilot allegedly attacked Machchhar and tried to take control of the aircraft; Machchhar and passengers intervened.
- Where
- A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
- When
- The article does not specify when the incident occurred.
- Why
- The motive is not established; the investigation is continuing.
Key facts
- Airline
- flydubai
- Flight route
- Dubai to Tel Aviv
- Pilot
- Captain Smit Machchhar
- Co-pilot
- Hamam Al-Hammami
- People aboard
- More than 170, according to the article
- Authorities' description
- The UAE authorities described the incident as a terrorist attack
- Investigation status
- Continuing, with further information expected
Quotes
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
“Had this not happened, who knows what India would have had to face, what all Indian pilots would have had to endure, and how Indian pilots would have been viewed. You have saved everyone. You have done a very big thing.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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