{
  "id": 12325700,
  "title": "Flydubai captain recalls cockpit attack: ‘I had that one last fight left in me’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/flydubai-captain-recalls-cockpit-attack-i-had-that-one-last-fight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-10-06-flydubai-captain-recalls-cockpit-attack-i-had-that-one-last-fight-left-in-me/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Captain Smit Machchhar, the pilot who fought off an alleged attempt to seize control of a Flydubai aircraft bound for Israel, has recounted the terrifying moments inside the cockpit when he realised that his co-pilot was attacking him.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}