Captain Smit Machchhar: The ‘jovial’ pilot and father who thwarted the Flydubai attacker
- Posted on October 1, 2026
- By CNN
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Captain Smit Machchhar: The ‘jovial’ pilot and father who thwarted the Flydubai attacker
The Indian pilot who fought off a savage attack by his copilot and helped prevent an apparent hijack of a Flydubai plane heading to Israel with more than 170 people on board is being hailed as a hero.
