Indian flydubai pilot who opened cockpit door shares story with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
According to the wounded pilot, Capt. Smit Machchhar, he had opened the cockpit door while on the floor of the plane and actively being attacked by his Omani copilot.
Indian pilot Capt. Smit Machchhar, who opened the cockpit door during a recent flydubai flight's attempted hijacking, shared his harrowing account with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi via a video call on Friday. Machchhar, an Indian from Mumbai, was stabbed and attacked by the Omani hijacker-pilot, who sought to crash the plane.
Despite being in critical condition, Machchhar managed to open the door from inside, desperate to prevent further casualties. The hijacker, also an Omani, had stabbed the lead pilot and attempted to crash the aircraft. After a struggle, four passengers managed to subdue the attacker, while the remaining crew handled the emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
Machchhar, with over 9,750 hours of flying experience, previously worked for Indian airline SpiceJet and had mentored new pilots.
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Also reported by 4 other outlets
- I opened cockpit door of plane while being attacked, Indian pilot tells Modi bbc.co.uk
- New video shows chaos on flydubai flight after Indian pilot foils attack indianexpress.com
- "He Hit Me": Video Shows Chaos On flydubai Flight After Indian Pilot Attacked ndtv.com
- PM Modi speaks to Indian pilot Smit Machchhar who was stabbed on flydubai plane hindustantimes.com
