The Economic Times

Who is Smit Machchhar? Indian flydubai captain who saved 180 lives after co-pilot stabbed him with a knife mid-air inside cockpit during flight

Who is Captain Smit Machchhar? Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot flying for flydubai, is being credited with saving all 180 people on board Flight FZ1073 after his co-pilot allegedly stabbed him and tried to force the plane into a crash mid-flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Cabin crew entered the cockpit during the struggle as the aircraft lost altitude sharply, and the plane later stabilised and diverted to Tabuk in Saudi Arabia. Who is Smit Machchar?