{"id":30880,"date":"2026-10-01T02:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T02:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30880"},"modified":"2026-10-01T02:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T02:08:02","slug":"captain-smit-machchhar-is-a-hero-pm-modi-hails-pilot-who-saved-180-lives-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30880","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Captain Smit Machchhar is a hero\u2019: PM Modi hails pilot who saved 180 lives | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\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-134605900,imgsize-77680,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Captain Smit Machchhar is a hero\u2019: PM Modi hails pilot who saved 180 lives\" title=\"PM Modi praises Captain Smit Machchhar as \u2018hero\u2019 after Flydubai cockpit altercation\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"PM Modi praises Captain Smit Machchhar as \u2018hero\u2019 after Flydubai cockpit altercation\">PM Modi praises Captain Smit Machchhar as \u2018hero\u2019 after Flydubai cockpit altercation<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed Captain Smit Machchhar as a \u201cHERO\u201d for his courage in protecting passengers despite being seriously injured during an altercation in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>\u201cIn the face of the gravest danger and despite being seriously injured, he showed immense courage and an unwavering resolve to protect the lives of others,\u201d PM Modi said in a post on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cHis valour helped save hundreds of lives and avert a great tragedy. India is proud of Captain Machchhar. Praying for his speedy recovery, renewed strength and good health.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Flydubai confirmed that flight FZ1073, travelling from Dubai International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport, experienced an incident and landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The incident involved an altercation between the pilots while the aircraft was travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv. An Israeli official told AP that one of the pilots was armed with a knife, while Reuters reported that the co-pilot was believed to have stabbed the captain before cabin crew entered the cockpit.<\/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=\"15\"\/>The captain and first officer were injured and taken to hospital, according to Tabuk airport authorities cited by Saudi state television.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the evidence indicated that one pilot had stabbed the other and apparently attempted to crash the aircraft.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Publicly available flight-tracking data showed that the aircraft transmitted an emergency alert around two-and-a-half hours after departing Dubai. It subsequently dropped sharply from about 33,000 feet to 17,000 feet within roughly a minute before making an erratic turn near the Jordanian border.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The circumstances surrounding the cockpit altercation remain under investigation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/captain-smit-machchhar-is-a-hero-pm-modi-hails-pilot-who-saved-180-lives\/articleshow\/134605891.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PM Modi praises Captain Smit Machchhar as \u2018hero\u2019 after Flydubai cockpit altercation NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed Captain Smit Machchhar as a \u201cHERO\u201d for his courage in protecting passengers despite being seriously injured during an altercation in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv.\u201cIn the face 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