{
  "id": 11190658,
  "title": "Watch: Hero flydubai pilot treated shortly after landing; airlifted to Abu Dhabi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/watch-hero-flydubai-pilot-treated-shortly-after-landing-airlifted-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T11:57:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/watch-hurt-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhar-gets-emergency-treatment-shortly-after-landing-airlifted-to-abu-dhabi/articleshow/134617557.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An alarming incident unfolded on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv when co-pilot attacked pilot Smit Machchhar, resulting in a mid-air emergency landing. Machchhar’s quick thinking enabled him to unlock the cockpit door, facilitating crew intervention. Passengers stepped in heroically to restrain the co-pilot. Subsequently, Machchhar was airlifted to a medical facility in Dubai as…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}