Watch: Emotional pilot recounts moment of Flydubai attack
Meanwhile, an Indian pilot who was attacked by his co-pilot on an Israel-bound Flydubai plane has received a call in his hospital bed from India PM Narendra Modi.
Meanwhile, an Indian pilot who was attacked by his co-pilot on an Israel-bound Flydubai plane has received a call in his hospital bed from India PM Narendra Modi.
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- Visibly emotional, Capt Smit Machchhar remarked he fought back as he could not allow everyone on the flight to die.
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- The flight, which had departed from Dubai, landed safely in Saudi Arabia.
- He has been hailed a hero for opening the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower the attacker.
In practice, the flight, which had departed from Dubai, landed safely in Saudi Arabia. All on board survived. You are now after Narendra Modi.
Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. Aviation accidents and incidents. You are now after Aviation accidents and incidents.
Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after Israel.
For now, watch: Emotional pilot recounts moment of Flydubai attack remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.
