A salute to flydubai’s brave Indian pilot, Captain Smit Machchhar. Stabbed and wounded, yet he stood his ground. With the courage of "Arjuna" in the face of danger and the resolve of "Hanuman" when duty called, he fought back, opened the cockpit door, and gave the passengers and crew the chance to prevent disaster. He helped save 174 lives.
Tonight, from the UAE to India to Israel, people are united in gratitude, wishing Captain Machchhar a swift and full recovery.
A hero to his passengers, to aviation, and to people everywhere.
Salute, Captain.
Today we are incredibly grateful for the courage and quick action by pilot Cpt. Smit Machchhar who was stabbed by his copilot on FZ1073, yet still managed to open the cockpit door and call for help before collapsing. His heroism in the moment of crisis saved over 170 lives today.
Israelis are all wishing him a full recovery and are thankful for his leadership. 🙏🏽 🇮🇱 🤝 🇮🇳
An Indian captain saved 174 lives today on a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight.
He was stabbed he still fought, he did not ask which God they prayed to. He only did what a pilot is meant to do bring every soul home.
That is who we are, We are Indians.
We believe in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam the world is one family.
He’s the Indian pilot who fought off the Islamic attacker and opened the cockpit door despite being stabbed. Later some Israeli passengers entered, confronted the jihadi pilot and took control…
Our Embassy in Riyadh and Consulate in Jeddah have been following the health condition of Mr Smit Machchhar, the brave Indian pilot of Flydubai flight that was diverted to Tabuk today. He is admitted in a hospital in Tabuk city in northwest Saudi Arabia and receiving necessary medical attention. A full update on his health is awaited but he is reported to be in stable condition. We hope that he recovers from his injuries at the earliest. We are in touch with his family and assure them that we will continue to follow up on his health with Saudi authorities and extend all possible assistance for his wellbeing.
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This man is a hero.
Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian captain of flydubai Flight 1073, fought back after being stabbed in the cockpit.
Despite being severely injured, he managed to unlock the cockpit door - allowing Israeli passengers and the Emirati crew to intervene and save all the passengers.
Together, their extraordinary courage saved 174 lives.
Indian. Israeli. Emirati.
Different nationalities. One extraordinary act of courage. 🇮🇳🇮🇱🇦🇪
We wish Captain Machchhar a full and speedy recovery.
Together with 🇮🇱&🇮🇳&🇦🇪 nations I pray for the life of Captain Smit Machchhar, the experienced and gifted hero Indian pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073.
His courage & the courage of other Israeli & Emirati passengers & crew members saved the lives of 180 souls.
🇮🇱🇮🇳🇦🇪 United against terrorism !
The people of Israel are praying for Captain Smit Machchhar, the brave Indian pilot who fought off the hijacker even after being stabbed and opened the cockpit door to let the Israelis in to help save the plane.
A true hero. 🇮🇱🇮🇳