An attack on a crew member occurred aboard a Flydubai plane bound for Israel. Pilot Smit Machchhar recounted the incident and received a call from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing BBC News.
Speaking from his hospital bed, pilot Smit Machchhar said he fought back because he could not allow everyone on the flight to die. He was visibly emotional.
He has been hailed a hero for opening the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower the attacker.
The flight, which had departed from Dubai, landed safely in Saudi Arabia. All on board survived.