{
  "id": 11670787,
  "title": "'Captain Smit Machchhar Is Recovering Well': MEA Shares Health Update After Flydubai Pilot Hamam Alhamami Attacked Him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/captain-smit-machchhar-is-recovering-well-mea-shares-health-update",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T10:56:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/captain-smit-machchhar-is-recovering-well-mea-shares-health-update-after-flydubai-pilot-hamam-alhamami-attacked-him"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who was allegedly attacked by his co-pilot during a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, is recovering well and remains under medical care, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday. The Indian Embassy in the UAE said it was in contact with Machchhar’s family and local authorities and thanked the UAE government for its assistance. “Indian…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "‘We are proud’: UAE deputy PM visits Smit Machchhar in hospital, lauds flydubai pilot's ‘courage’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/we-are-proud-uae-deputy-pm-visits-smit-machchhar-in-hospital-lauds",
        "published": "2026-10-03T11:43:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Dubai Crown Prince Visits Captain Smit Machchhar, Says Brave Indian Pilot Embodies 'Highest Degrees Of Courage'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/dubai-crown-prince-visits-captain-smit-machchhar-says-brave-indian",
        "published": "2026-10-03T12:53:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}