Captain Machchhar, a dentist, plumber & the crew who helped save flydubai flight
Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed in the cockpit of flydubai flight FZ1073 but managed to open the door, allowing passengers and crew to subdue the attacker. His quick thinking, along with the efforts of a dentist and off-duty pilots, saved 174 lives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Machchhar's heroic actions.