Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar will receive Israel’s Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism after fighting off an attacking co-pilot aboard a Flydubai aircraft. President Isaac Herzog praised his courage, saying the award would be presented after Machchhar recovers from his injuries.
An Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of a flydubai flight allegedly planned to crash the aircraft at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, reports said. The plot was foiled after the injured Indian captain and passengers restrained him, enabling a safe landing
An Omani citizen, Hamam al-Hammami, has been identified as the flydubai co-pilot who allegedly attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight. The aircraft diverted to Saudi Arabia after the captain and passengers overpowered the attacker.
