Pilot's Courage Saves Lives on FlyDubai Flight

Captain Smit Machchhar recounts surviving a cockpit attack and saving passengers on a FlyDubai flight, while recovering in an Abu Dhabi hospital.

Key facts

• Captain Smit Machchhar survived a stabbing by his co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight.
• He managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to restrain the attacker.
• The flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia for an emergency landing.
• The attacker, an Omani national, was arrested in Saudi Arabia.
• Machchhar credited reciting a Hindu devotional hymn for his courage during the attack.

Sources

• The Sydney Morning Herald