ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו בשיחה עם הטייס ההודי מהטיסה מדובאי, קפטן סמית מאצ'הר:
״אתה גיבור עבור ישראל, הודו והעולם כולו. אני מזמין אותך ואת ראש ממשלת הודו מודי להשיא משואה ביום העצמאות הישראלי״
במהלך השיחה המרגשת שהתקיימה הערב, ראש הממשלה שאל את הטייס מאצ'הר איך הכל התחיל, ומאצ׳הר חשף פרטים חדשים מרגעי האימה בקוקפיט.
וידאו: דוברות ראש הממשלה.
Stabbed. On the floor. Plane going down. Still got up and forced the cockpit door open while he was being beaten.
“I couldn’t let everybody else die.”
That’s a man who decided 174 people were not dying on his watch. Captain Smit Machchhar is a hero.
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Indian PM Narendra Modi video calls Captain Smit Machchhar, praised his courage, composure; Says the country is praying for him after he risked his life to save others. The Indian pilot helped saved lives of over 150 people in the Fly Dubai flight from UAE to Israel
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NOW: Passengers have arrived safely at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel after HEROIC Indian captain Smit Machchhar fought back — opening the flight deck door so help could get in — while covered in blood after being stabbed by the Omani First Officer, who attempted to crash Flydubai FZ1073 into the ground.
Fox News: “The New York Post is identifying that hero pilot. They say he's an Indian national… Smit Machchhar… he's got nearly 10,000 hours in the air. He was credited with averting a possible terror attack on Tuesday. And he was the first one that alerted the crew and passengers aboard the plane that he needed help in the cockpit.”
“The pilot, he was such a hero.”
Israeli journalist Neria Kraus describes the terrifying fight aboard the Israel-bound Flydubai flight, saying the wounded pilot managed to open the cockpit door while fighting off the co-pilot who was stabbing him.
The move gave passengers a chance to rush in, overpower the attacker, and eventually tie him up with headphone wires as other pilots take control of the aircraft. |@AmericaRpts
My salute to the Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery.
Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker — preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster.
He saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals.
I wish Captain Machchhar a speedy and full recovery.
He is a true hero.