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Shah Rukh Khan salutes flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar for saving 174 lives on flight

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Times of India
Shah Rukh Khan salutes flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar for saving 174 lives on flightWorldPing
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What happened

In a remarkable display of courage, Captain Smit Machchhar has gained admiration from Bollywood stars after surviving a brutal in-flight attack on a Flydubai flight.

Key facts

  • Reported by Times of India and published Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:39:21 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

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  1. FlyDubai captain stabbed mid-flight by "radicalized" co-pilot speaks out

  2. FlyDubai co-pilot was Omani national flagged over extremism concerns, sources say

  3. Who is the mystery co-pilot behind the Flydubai attack?

  4. Shah Rukh Khan salutes flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar for saving 174 lives on flight

  5. FlyDubai co-pilot accused of stabbing captain identified as 29-year-old Omani national

  6. 'Recovering well': MEA gives health update on flydubai hero pilot Smit Machchhar

  7. Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says

Sources

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