{
  "id": 11123703,
  "title": "PM Modi Speaks To Family Of Flydubai Pilot Smit Machchhar Who Helped Avert Tragedy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/pm-modi-speaks-to-family-of-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhar-who-helped",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T06:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/pm-modi-speaks-to-family-of-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhar-who-helped-avert-tragedy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to the wife and parents of Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot who was injured after being allegedly attacked by his co-pilot aboard a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, government sources said. PM Modi has spoken to the wife and parents of Captain Smit Machchhar. The PM applauded the bravery of Captain Smit, which saved hundreds of…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "\"All Of India Is Proud\": SpiceJet Praises Flydubai Pilot Smit Machchhar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/all-of-india-is-proud-spicejet-praises-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhar",
        "published": "2026-10-01T05:18:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}