{
  "id": 11209224,
  "title": "Hero flydubai pilot Capt. Smit Machchhar airlifted to UAE; Indian Ambassador visits him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/hero-flydubai-pilot-capt-smit-machchhar-airlifted-to-uae-indian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T14:00:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/hero-flydubai-pilot-capt-smit-machchhar-airlifted-to-uae-indian-ambassador-visits-him-1.500695120"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Captain Smit Machchhar, the valiant pilot of flydubai, has been transported from Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates after bravely aiding in the rescue of 174 lives during a cockpit altercation on Wednesday. Indian Ambassador to the UAE Dr Deepak Mittal paid a visit to the hero and his family at the hospital on Thursday, expressing pride in Machchhar's extraordinary courage and selflessness. The Indian mission maintains close coordination with UAE authorities to ensure continued medical care for the injured pilot.",
  "summary": "Dubai/ Abu Dhabi: Captain Smit Machchhar, the flydubai pilot hailed as a hero for helping save 174 lives during a cockpit attack on Wednesday, has been airlifted to the UAE from Saudi Arabia, where he had been treated after the incident. Indian Ambassador to the UAE Dr Deepak Mittal visited him and his family at the hospital on Thursday, according to the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi. “Captain…",
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    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "How Kenyan flight attendants tended to stabbed Flydubai pilot mid-flight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/how-kenyan-flight-attendants-tended-to-stabbed-flydubai-pilot-mid",
        "published": "2026-10-01T11:05:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "India’s UAE envoy visits family of Flydubai pilot injured in cockpit attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/indias-uae-envoy-visits-family-of-flydubai-pilot-injured-in-cockpit",
        "published": "2026-10-01T12:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "FlyDubai passenger recounts cockpit chaos: \"I hugged my two boys\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/flydubai-passenger-recounts-cockpit-chaos-i-hugged-my-two-boys",
        "published": "2026-10-01T13:14:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Indian airline captain hailed as hero after cockpit attack on FlyDubai flight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/indian-airline-captain-hailed-as-hero-after-cockpit-attack-on",
        "published": "2026-10-01T13:32:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "‘Matter of great pride’: Flydubai Pilot Smit Machchhar’s Neighbours, Friends Laud Him For Averting Aviation Disaster | VIDEO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/matter-of-great-pride-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhars-neighbours",
        "published": "2026-10-01T14:19:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Indian envoy to UAE meets flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar, says he is recovering well",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/indian-envoy-to-uae-meets-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhar-says-he-is",
        "published": "2026-10-01T15:23:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
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