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Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar opened the cockpit door while being attacked by his co-pilot during an attempted hijacking on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. In a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Machchhar recounted how he managed to open the locked cockpit door despite being injured and bleeding heavily, allowing passengers and crew to subdue the attacker. The plane made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia after plunging nearly 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds during the incident.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 30, 2026, a Flydubai flight (flight FZ1073) from Dubai to Tel Aviv signaled an emergency while over Jordanian airspace and was subsequently diverted to land in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The initial distress call raised concerns of potential hijacking, prompting Israel to scramble fighter jets as a precautionary measure. However, it later emerged that the emergency signal resulted from a physical altercation between the plane's two pilots rather than any form of unlawful interference. The flight, carrying around 150 people predominantly Israeli citizens, landed safely without further incident. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held consultations over the event as security officials confirmed the situation was under control and would become clearer upon landing in Saudi Arabia.
Written for “Israel Bound Flight Diverted” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 299 other(s) covering the same event.
Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar opened cockpit door while being attacked by co-pilot during attempted hijacking
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Machchhar → open → hijacking
The Indian pilot stabbed by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv replayed the dramatic attack and his desperate effort to open the cockpit door to seek help, in a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
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pilot → stab → Friday
Smit Machchhar, seen with a tube in his nose and bandages on his head and hands, spoke to Modi from a hospital bed in Abu Dhabi during a nearly 10-minute clip released on the prime minister’s social media channels, wiping away tears as he narrated his ordeal.
“I knew that the aircraft was going down …
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aircraft → see → ordeal
I had fallen to the ground.
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I → fall → ground
I told myself that the door is right there, just open it.
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door → tell → it
I managed to do it and people entered,” he said.
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he → manage → it
The jet, with 174 people on board, plunged nearly 14,000 ft in less than 30 seconds in the incident.
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jet → plunge → incident
“I have been flying for the last 17 years, have been a captain for the last 11 years.
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I → fly → years
I knew that the aircraft was going down,” he said.
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he → know → ?
Modi praised Machchhar’s bravery and said his presence of mind saved lives and saved the reputation of Indian pilots.
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presence → praise → pilots
“I know God saved me,” said an emotional Machchhar, who is from Modi’s home state of Gujarat.
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who → know → Gujarat
He told the prime minister he recited a Hindu prayer to the monkey god Hanuman during the ordeal.
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he → tell → ordeal
Machchhar was covered with blood and on the floor when he managed to open the cockpit door, a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Reuters on Thursday.
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spokesperson → cover → Thursday
That allowed passengers and crew to overpower the co-pilot and let a second pair of flydubai pilots on board take control of the jet and land it in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
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pair → allow → Tabuk
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