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FlyDubai pilot speaks out after being stabbed by hijacker and preventing '9/11-type disaster'.
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The FlyDubai pilot has spoken out after being stabbed by a hijacker and preventing a "9/11-type disaster".Indian pilot Smit Machchhar described the attack during a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The Flydubai jet from Dubai to Israel plunged from 33,000 feet to 17,000 feet in just a minute after one pilot allegedly stabbed his co-pilot, then tried to hijack the plane.He said that he opened the cockpit door of the Israel-bound plane to let passengers in and halt its rapid descent.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Passengers and crew then managed to tie up and stop the alleged attacker, forcing the jet to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia and stopping it from crashing.Capt Machchhar said: "I was lying on the floor injured but I told myself to go for one last push to open the door from inside."Others came in and also played a role [in controlling the situation].
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I was of course fighting for my own life but at the same time I knew I was not going to let others...
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‘I was fighting for my life': Pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack.
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The pilot said he fought for his life after his co-pilot stabbed him.
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‘I couldn't let everybody else die,' says hero Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar
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