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'I was fighting for my life': FlyDubai captain recalls cockpit attack
02 Oct 2026, 07:50 UTC · 13 independent sources
🚨 PILOT DESCRIBES COCKPIT ATTACK
Captain Smit Machchhar said he was “fighting for his life” as the aircraft began a steep descent.
He told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he knew he had to get back up to save his passengers.
The Indian airline captain was speaking from an Abu Dhabi hospital after the apparent attempt to crash a Flydubai flight.
Source: Euronews, Times of Israel, South China Morning Post, irishmirror.ie, stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk, northsomersettimes.co.uk, northwichguardian.co.uk, harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk, cambstimes.co.uk #FlyDubai #cockpitattack
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- Euronews
'I was fighting for my life': FlyDubai captain recalls cockpit attack
- Times of Israel
Flydubai captain recounts opening cockpit door with ‘last push’ after copilot stabbed him
- South China Morning Post
Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls Flydubai cockpit attack
- irishmirror.ie
Girl, 6, helped stop alleged FlyDubai hijacking after cockpit attack
- stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk
'I was fighting for my life': Hero pilot recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack
- northsomersettimes.co.uk
'I was fighting for my life': Hero pilot recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack
- northwichguardian.co.uk
'I was fighting for my life': Hero pilot recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack
- harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk
'I was fighting for my life': Hero pilot recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack | Harwich and Manningtree Standard
- cambstimes.co.uk
'I was fighting for my life': Hero pilot recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack
- krmg.com
'I was fighting for my life': Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack
- wpde.com
'Passengers would lose their lives': FlyDubai captain recounts cockpit stabbing
- foxrochester.com
'Passengers would lose their lives': FlyDubai captain recounts cockpit stabbing
- thenationalnews.com
'I was fighting for my life': flydubai pilot tells of cockpit attack
