Video shows injured flydubai captain after cockpit attack
Footage released after an attack on a flydubai flight shows Indian captain Smit Machchhar injured and receiving assistance inside the aircraft. Machchhar was allegedly stabbed by his co-pilot during a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight that then entered a steep dive. The captain opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to intervene.
A video showing injured flydubai captain Smit Machchhar receiving assistance inside an aircraft has emerged a day after an attack in the cockpit of flight FZ1073. Machchhar appears in the footage to have suffered multiple wounds and is seen being given oxygen while people around him try to help. He is heard saying, “He hit me so many times.” The captain was operating a Boeing 737 MAX 8 from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30 when, according to the report, he was attacked inside the cockpit by his co-pilot, who stabbed him.
The aircraft subsequently went into a steep dive. Israeli officials said the plane dropped nearly 14,000 feet in less than a minute, although the supplied material does not provide further details about the cause of the descent or the condition of other people aboard. Despite his injuries, Machchhar managed to activate the cockpit-door release.
Passengers and crew members were then able to enter the cockpit and confront the attacker. The footage offers a view of the immediate aftermath of the incident, with the injured captain receiving aid inside the plane. The supplied report identifies Machchhar as an Indian captain and describes the flight as bound for Tel Aviv from Dubai, but does not provide additional information about the investigation or any charges arising from the attack.
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