Captain Smit Machchhar has been praised as a hero after a terrifying incident aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv left 174 people facing a potential catastrophe.
Machchhar, an Indian national, was reportedly stabbed by his co-pilot during the flight before managing to fight back and open the cockpit door. Passengers and crew then entered the cockpit and helped overpower the attacker, allowing additional pilots travelling on the aircraft to take control. The plane eventually made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
