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Milind Deora said the pilot’s actions helped save all 174 people on board and showed courage beyond his professional duty.
- Captain Smit Machchhar, a Mumbai-born pilot, saved 174 lives on September 30 by subduing his co-pilot after an alleged mid-air attack on a Flydubai flight en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
- Within two minutes, the aircraft plummeted 16,000 feet after the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with a knife. Despite severe injuries, Machchhar resisted the assailant, allowing crew and passengers to secure the flight deck.
- Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to award Machchhar the Ashoka Chakra, citing his 'courage, selflessness and duty' in an extreme situation that prevented a catastrophic loss of life.
- Praising Machchhar’s composure, Modi spoke to the pilot via video call. Indian Ambassador Dipak Mittal confirmed the pilot remains stable in a UAE hospital, describing the captain as a 'brave son of India'.
- Authorities in the UAE and Saudi Arabia continue their investigation into the motive behind the alleged cockpit attack. Israel is currently implementing stricter security checks for all incoming flights to prevent further 'unlawful interference'.
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“You are a true hero of the brave people of India and Israel, and you are a hero for the whole world,” Netanyahu said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited the Indian pilot of a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv, who saved the plane by opening the cockpit door after being attacked by his co-pilot, to Israel as a guest of honor. “You are a true hero of the brave people of India and Israel, and you are a hero for the whole world,” Netan…
Netanyahu invites Indian pilot who saved flydubai flight to Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited the Indian captain of a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv to visit Israel as his guest of honour after reportedly saving the aircraft following an attack in the cockpit. Netanyahu extended the invitation to Captain Smit Machchhar during a telephone conversation, describing him as a hero of […] Netanyahu invites Indian pilot who saved flydubai flight to Israel
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JERUSALEM (ANP/AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited the Indian pilot of the FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing on Wednesday to visit Israel. He wants to receive Smith Makhchar as a guest of honor. In a telephone conversation, Netanyahu called the pilot "a true hero..."
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cyprustimes.com"You are a true hero of the brave people of India and Israel, and you are a hero for the whole world," Netanyahu said in a video released by his office.
The pilot of the plane, Smit Machchhar, greeted from all sides as a "hero", unlocked the cockpit door although injured, thus countering the attack and saving the 174 people on board?
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