I wasn't going to let others die, says Indian pilot who opened cockpit door during attack

Hero pilot speaks publicly after Israel-bound flight hijacking scare

‘I couldn’t let everybody else die.’

Flydubai pilot in stable condition and good spirits, says Indian ambassador to UAE

The flight captain was reported to be receiving medical care in the UAE. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Smit Machchhar tells PM Modi how ‘one last push’, Hanuman Chalisa got him through Flydubai cockpit attack

Captain Smit Machchhar told PM Modi how he made “one last push” to open the cockpit door during the Flydubai attack and revealed that he kept reciting the Hanuman Chalisa.

‘I couldn’t let everybody else die,’ says hero Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar

Smit Machchhar, the hero Flydubai captain who fought off a savage attack by his copilot, kept fighting because he could not “let everybody else die,” he said in his first public remarks since Wednesday’s suspected hijacking attempt.

I opened cockpit door of plane while being attacked, Indian pilot tells Modi

Capt Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed during the flight, speaks to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Indian Pilot Hailed as Hero After Copilot Stabbing on FlyDubai Flight

An Indian pilot has been hailed as a hero after helping prevent a disaster when his copilot allegedly stabbed him during a FlyDubai flight.