Captain Smit Machchhar opened the cockpit door after an axe attack by his co-pilot inside a flydubai cockpit, allowing pᴀssengers to overpower the co-pilot. Had the door not been opened, and the hijack attempt not been thwarted, post-9/11 protocols would have led to drastic measures being employed by the Israel Air Force.
John DoeOctober 12, 2026
The turning point in last week’s dramatic rescue of an Israel-bound flydubai flight, quite literally, was the twist of a doorknob. Captain Smit Machchhar, mortally wounded and…
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