{"id":30809,"date":"2026-09-30T19:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30809"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:50:23","slug":"a-true-hero-netanyahu-salutes-indian-pilot-who-stopped-omani-co-pilot-from-crashing-flydubai-plane-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30809","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A true hero&#8217;: Netanyahu &#8216;salutes&#8217; Indian pilot who stopped Omani co-pilot from crashing Flydubai plane | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134602009,imgsize-1807006,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/netanyahu-on-indian-flydubai-pilot.jpg\" alt=\"'A true hero': Netanyahu 'salutes' Indian pilot who stopped Omani co-pilot from crashing Flydubai plane\" title=\"Machchhar, an Indian national based in Dubai, was reportedly stabbed and severely wounded during the incident. According to Israeli reports, he intervened after an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Machchhar, an Indian national based in Dubai, was reportedly stabbed and severely wounded during the incident. According to Israeli reports, he intervened after an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft.\">Machchhar, an Indian national based in Dubai, was reportedly stabbed and severely wounded during the incident. According to Israeli reports, he intervened after an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his bravery after he was stabbed and seriously injured while trying to stop an alleged attempt to crash a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, saying he helped save the lives of 174 people on board.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>\u201cMy salute to the Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker \u2014 preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>He saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>I wish Captain Machchhar a speedy and full recovery.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>He is a true hero,\u201d Netanyahu said in a post.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The flydubai rescue flight carrying passengers from the diverted flight landed at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, The Times of Israel reported. About 180 passengers, most of them Israelis, were on the rescue flight.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The original flight, flydubai FZ1073 travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, made an emergency landing at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia after an altercation in the cockpit.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Machchhar, an Indian national based in Dubai, was reportedly stabbed and severely wounded during the incident. According to Israeli reports, he intervened after an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Netanyahu said the evidence indicated that the pilot had stabbed his fellow pilot and claimed there was an intention to crash the plane.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>In a video statement, Netanyahu described the incident as \u201can extremely serious security incident\u201d. <!-- -->He said an Israeli passenger and a crew member managed to stop the pilot as he was allegedly attempting to damage the aircraft&#8217;s systems.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Another crew member then entered the cockpit and managed to stabilise the plane, Netanyahu said. He added that Saudi authorities were interrogating the suspect.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>An Israeli official said a \u201csevere disaster\u201d had been averted.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The aircraft was diverted to Tabuk, where it made the emergency landing. The passengers were later flown back to Israel on the rescue flight.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/a-true-hero-netanyahu-salutes-indian-pilot-who-stopped-omani-co-pilot-from-crashing-flydubai-plane\/articleshow\/134601907.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Machchhar, an Indian national based in Dubai, was reportedly stabbed and severely wounded during the incident. According to Israeli reports, he intervened after an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft. 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