‘One last fight left in me’: Smit Machchhar recounts Flydubai cockpit horror
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar survived a violent cockpit assault by his co-pilot on September 30, recounting the ordeal to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Despite severe disorientation, Machchhar managed to unlock the cockpit door, enabling crew intervention. His recovery continues in an Abu Dhabi hospital, highlighting the incident's potential to have caused a catastrophic crash.