{
  "id": 11439498,
  "title": "'No mental capacity to react': Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar's wife recalls shock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/no-mental-capacity-to-react-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhars-wife",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T11:32:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhars-wife-recalls-shock-didnt-have-the-mental-capacity/articleshow/134638267.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sonal Machchhar faced an emotional turmoil upon discovering her husband Captain Smit Machchhar's heroic efforts during an airborne incident on a flydubai flight. Initially overwhelmed by the news, she found solace after visiting him in the hospital, reassured by his professional handling of the attack and the safety he ensured for the passengers. The incident has sparked an ongoing investigation…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Flydubai pilot 'could not let people die' as he describes fight to open cockpit door",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/flydubai-pilot-could-not-let-people-die-as-he-describes-fight-to-open",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:14:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "‘I was fighting for my life’: Pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/i-was-fighting-for-my-life-pilot-hailed-as-hero-recalls-flydubai",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:37:55.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Flydubai pilot says he could not let passengers die",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/flydubai-pilot-says-he-could-not-let-passengers-die",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:46:29.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Flydubai 'hero' pilot says praying gave him courage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/flydubai-hero-pilot-says-praying-gave-him-courage",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:53:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Was chanting 'Hanuman Chalisa': Pilot Machchhar recounts cockpit fightback to Modi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/was-chanting-hanuman-chalisa-pilot-machchhar-recounts-cockpit",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "‘I couldn’t let everybody else die,’ says hero Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/i-couldnt-let-everybody-else-die-says-hero-flydubai-pilot-smit",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:30:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "UAE official praises Flydubai pilot for response to terror threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/uae-official-praises-flydubai-pilot-for-response-to-terror-threat",
        "published": "2026-10-02T11:22:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "FlyDubai pilot describes opening cockpit door during attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/flydubai-pilot-describes-opening-cockpit-door-during-attack",
        "published": "2026-10-02T11:23:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "FlyDubai pilot on cockpit attack: 'I was fighting for my life'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/flydubai-pilot-on-cockpit-attack-i-was-fighting-for-my-life",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:54:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "'Prepared ourselves for the worst': FlyDubai passenger recounts moments during cockpit attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/prepared-ourselves-for-the-worst-flydubai-passenger-recounts-moments",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:57:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}