{"id":33745,"date":"2026-10-07T14:05:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33745"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:05:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:05:01","slug":"recuperating-well-mea-provides-health-update-on-hero-pilot-captain-smit-machchhar-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33745","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Recuperating well&#8217;: MEA provides health update on hero pilot Captain Smit Machchhar | 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-134767815,imgsize-109625,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/smit-machchhar.jpg\" alt=\"'Recuperating well': MEA provides health update on hero pilot Captain Smit Machchhar\" title=\"he pilot suffered severe injuries to his head, neck and hand after co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, attacked him during the flight\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"he pilot suffered severe injuries to his head, neck and hand after co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, attacked him during the flight\">he pilot suffered severe injuries to his head, neck and hand after co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, attacked him during the flight<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot injured in a mid-air attack on a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight, is \u201crecuperating well\u201d and responding positively to treatment, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Machchhar remains hospitalised in Abu Dhabi, with the Indian embassy in the UAE maintaining regular contact with him, his family and local authorities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cCaptain Smit Machchhar is in the hospital in Abu Dhabi. Our embassy in the UAE has been in regular touch with him, with his family, with local authorities, and with the hospital authorities. He&#8217;s recuperating well. He&#8217;s responding well. <!-- -->And his health is improving,\u201d Jaiswal said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The update came after the Indian Embassy in the UAE said Machchhar was making \u201csteady progress\u201d and \u201cregaining his health\u201d. The pilot suffered severe injuries to his head, neck and hand after co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, attacked him during the flight and attempted to take control of the aircraft.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Machchhar&#8217;s condition had become critical during the incident, with heavy bleeding from his injuries and his pulse dropping dangerously low. He was kept stable during the flight by Dr Shuta Musaev, a Georgian dentist living in Israel who was the only doctor on board.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Musaev told ABC News that he used T-shirts as pressure dressings and ice packs to control the bleeding for around 45 minutes. At one point, Machchhar&#8217;s pulse became dangerously low and Musaev raised his feet until his pulse recovered.<\/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\"\/>\u201cWhen I saw his lips were blue, I told the steward, &#8216;We need to land quickly. <!-- -->He doesn\u2019t have much more time&#8217;,\u201d Musaev said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Machchhar was eventually handed over to medical teams after the aircraft landed in Saudi Arabia. He has since been receiving treatment in the UAE.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The pilot has been hailed as a \u201chero\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/prime-minister-narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his actions during the attack. Musaev also credited Machchhar with helping save the lives of those on board.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/recuperating-well-mea-provides-health-update-on-hero-pilot-captain-smit-machchhar\/articleshow\/134767794.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>he pilot suffered severe injuries to his head, neck and hand after co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, attacked him during the flight NEW DELHI: Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot injured in a mid-air attack on a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight, is \u201crecuperating well\u201d and responding positively to treatment, the Ministry of External Affairs 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