A flydubai captain has recounted the harrowing moments of being assaulted by a co-pilot mid-flight, describing desperate attempts to open the cockpit door while fending off axe blows to his head. Authorities have confirmed the incident was part of a planned suicide attack, with the assailant aiming to crash the aircraft into its destination airport. The captain’s actions reportedly played a critical role in preventing the disaster after passengers and crew overpowered the attacker. The UAE attorney general has since classified the incident as an attempted suicide attack carried out by the co-pilot.
Capt Smit Machchhar said he screamed for help as he reached to open the cockpit door on flight FZ1073The captain of a flydubai flight who was attacked by a co-pilot who intended to crash the plane has described blocking axe blows to his head and screaming for help as he reached to open the cockpit door.Capt Smit Machchhar has been hailed as a hero for his role in averting disaster on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv last month, helping to thwart what the UAE attorney general has said was an attempted suicide attack by the co-pilot who had intended to crash the plane into Ben Gurion airport. Continue reading...
