{"id":31159,"date":"2026-10-01T14:38:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31159"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:38:54","slug":"in-good-health-recovering-well-indian-ambassador-meets-injured-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhar-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31159","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;In good health &#038; recovering well&#8217;: Indian ambassador meets injured flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar | 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-134621858,imgsize-60892,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/who-is-smit-machchhar-indian-flydubai-captain-who-saved-174-lives-after-co-pilot-stabbed-him-with-a-knife-mid-air-inside-cockpit-during-flight.jpg\" alt=\"'In good health &amp; recovering well': Indian ambassador meets injured flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar\" title=\"Indian flydubai captain was stabbed multiple times by his co-pilot\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Indian flydubai captain was stabbed multiple times by his co-pilot\">Indian flydubai captain was stabbed multiple times by his co-pilot<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Indian ambassador to UAE Deepak Mittal on Thursday met the injured Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, a day after he got stabbed by his Omani co-pilot who was allegedly trying to crash the plane.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>&#8220;Amb Deepak Mittal visited Captain Smit Machchhar and his family at the hospital. Captain Machchhar is in good health and recovering well,&#8221; said the Indian Embassy in UAE on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;The Embassy remains in close coordination with local authorities to ensure his continued medical care and well-being,&#8221; it added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Machchhar wasstabbed multiple times while fighting his co-pilot (Identity not revealed) after the latter was allegedly trying to gain control of plane to crash it. <!-- -->He was initially treated in Saudi Arabia but earlier on Thursday, airlifted to Abu Dhabi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Read more:<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/watch-hurt-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhar-gets-emergency-treatment-shortly-after-landing-airlifted-to-abu-dhabi\/articleshow\/134617557.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurt flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar got emergency treatment shortly after landing; airlifted to Abu Dhabi<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>As the probe continues to determine the exact motives of the co-pilot, an Israeli official told Associated Press that Israel expects the Emirati investigation to provide more significant findings once the Saudi probe into the incident is completed.<\/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=\"19\"\/>The incident occurred aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073, which was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv when it was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, following an alleged attack by the co-pilot on Indian captain Smit Machchhar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Machchhar was injured but managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to enter and intervene. Three Israeli passengers reportedly helped restrain the attacker, while two other pilots travelling on the flight took control of the aircraft and safely landed it in Saudi Arabia.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/kill-me-kill-me-netanyahu-reveals-words-of-indoctrinated-flydubai-co-pilot-after-being-subdued\/articleshow\/134619038.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Kill me, kill me&#8217; &#8211; Netanyahu reveals words of &#8216;indoctrinated&#8217; flydubai co-pilot<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/in-good-health-recovering-well-indian-ambassador-meets-injured-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhar\/articleshow\/134621513.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link 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