{
  "id": 11410335,
  "title": "'I could not let all those people die': Wounded flydubai pilot describes moment he realised plane was going down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/i-could-not-let-all-those-people-die-wounded-flydubai-pilot-describes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T09:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/flydubai-indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-modi-6426451"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "\"I could feel that the aircraft was going down. I knew this was the last push,\" says flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar during a call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Wounded FlyDubai captain recounts fight to save passengers, and other Mideast developments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/wounded-flydubai-captain-recounts-fight-to-save-passengers-and-other",
        "published": "2026-10-02T09:36:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}