GA-07 is home to an incredible Indian community, and today we honor one of its own.
Captain Smit Machchhar showed extraordinary courage and selflessness, protecting his passengers and crew despite being seriously injured.
A true hero.
had the plane crashed, they would have blamed it all on indian pilot, isn't it?
because calling the other one a "terrorist" would've hurt their feelings...
It’s my personal experience that Indians have no illusions about the dangers of Islamism.
They’re been dealing with Pakistani terrorism since 1947 the same way Israel has dealt with with Palestinian terrorism since 1948.
ઈઝરાયલ જઈ રહેલ ફ્લાઈટના પાયલટ કેપ્ટન સ્મિત મચ્છરના સાહસને આજે આખી દુનિયા સલામ કરી રહી છે. હુમલાના કારણે લોહીલુહાણ હોવા છતા તેમણે અદમ્ય સાહસ દાખવીને 174 મુસાફરોના જીવ બચાવ્યા, એ વાત અત્યંત પ્રેરણાદાયી અને સરાહનીય છે.
મૂળ ગુજરાતના આ વીર સપૂતે પોતાના શૌર્યથી સમગ્ર વિશ્વમાં ગુજરાત અને દેશનું નામ રોશન કર્યું છે. તેમની રગોમાં વહેતી ગુજરાતી ખુમારી પર આપણને સૌને અત્યંત ગર્વ છે. તેમના આ અસાધારણ શૌર્ય અને માનવતાના કાર્યને સન્માનવા માટે, ગુજરાત સરકાર કેપ્ટન સ્મિત મચ્છરને 'વિશિષ્ટ ગુજરાત ગરિમા એવોર્ડ' થી સન્માનિત કરશે.
સમગ્ર ગુજરાત તેમના ઝડપ��ી સાજા થવા માટે પ્રાર્થના કરી રહ્યું છે. દેશવાસીઓની સંવેદના અને પ્રાર્થના કેપ્ટન સ્મિત મચ્છરની સાથે છે.
Indian pilot, others prevented another 9/11: Israel PM
Israel PM Netanyahu says the Indian pilot was "attacked" by co pilot with an "axe", explaining that Smit "managed to unlock the door".
vdo ctsy: CBS News
I never, ever, want to hear another slur against Indians or Indian Americans after the heroic actions of Captain Smit Machchhar of FlyDubai flight FZ1073, who fought off his Omani copilot in an alleged terrorist attack, had the presence of mind to alert air traffic control that he was under attack, and opened the cockpit door before collapsing, so passengers could storm the cockpit, subdue his attacker, and regain control of the aircraft.
I wonder if the Trump Administration, @SaraGonzalesTX, @savsays, and the whole list of Indian haters will give credit where credit is due.
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.
JUST IN: 🇦🇪🇮🇳 Flydubai pilot who was stabbed by his "terrorist" co-pilot as he tried to take control of the plane bound for Israel identified as Indian national Smit Machchhar.
After weeks of people degrading Indians, God selects a Hindu Indian to be His hero, saving hundreds from Islamic terrorism.
God has a way of choosing the very people others despise to show us how little we understand Him.
Gujarat and the entire nation are immensely proud!
The indomitable courage and valour displayed by Captain Smit Machchhar in the skies is truly unimaginable. Despite being seriously injured, he fought back against the attacker, averting a major tragedy and saving the lives of 174 passengers.
He is a proud Indian, and Gujarati blood flows in his veins — a true reflection of our resilience and courage.
This brave son of Gujarati origin has made the entire country proud on the global stage.
I salute his extraordinary heroism and pray for his speedy and complete recovery.
Jai Hind! Jay Jay Garvi Gujarat!