{
  "id": 11599896,
  "title": "Salman Khan salutes Smit Machchhar after flydubai mid-air scare: ‘Kamaal kar diya pilot ji’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/salman-khan-salutes-smit-machchhar-after-flydubai-mid-air-scare",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T03:55:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/salman-khan-ranveer-singh-rashmika-mandanna-praise-smit-machchhar-flydubai-kamaal-kar-diya-10904662/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indian pilot Smit Machchhar received praise from Bollywood stars following a mid-air scare on a flydubai flight. The incident occurred when Machchhar was stabbed by his co-pilot during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Despite the serious injury, Machchhar managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to intervene. Two off-duty pilots also assisted in regaining control of the aircraft, which had plummeted thousands of feet. Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Ranveer Singh, Rashmika Mandanna, and Ananya Panday all praised Machchhar on social media, calling him a hero for his courage and quick thinking.",
  "summary": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Who is 'Hamam al Hamami'? What we know about FlyDubai co-pilot who stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar, tried to crash plane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/who-is-hamam-al-hamami-what-we-know-about-flydubai-co-pilot-who",
        "published": "2026-10-03T02:50:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Who is Hamam al-Hammami? Flydubai co-pilot, who stabbed India’s Smit Machchhar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/who-is-hamam-al-hammami-flydubai-co-pilot-who-stabbed-indias-smit",
        "published": "2026-10-03T04:06:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'Well Done Bro, Hum Salute Karte Hain’: Salman Khan Lauds Flydubai Pilot Smit Machchhar For His Braveheart Act",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/well-done-bro-hum-salute-karte-hain-salman-khan-lauds-flydubai-pilot",
        "published": "2026-10-03T04:11:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}