"The scariest thing was"... flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar recalls cockpit fight and how he thought of his son and daughter
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In a new interview, Captain Smit Machchhar recalled the terrifying cockpit attack on flydubai Flight 1073, describing how he fought off his co-pilot, thought of his children and helped avert a mid-air disaster.
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- World
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- Railways & travel
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- Wion
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- vinod janardhanan
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- Sunday, 18 October 2026, 11:58 am IST
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