Smit Machchhar says in video call with Indian PM that he realised if he did not get up then ‘passengers would lose their lives’

The Indian pilot who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a flydubai flight has described how he fought for his life in the minutes after his co-pilot stabbed him and the plane began a steep descent.

Capt Smit Machchhar, who is recovering in an Abu Dhabi hospital, told the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, in a video call broadcast live on television news channels that he knew he had to get back on his feet to save the passengers onboard.

“I had so many wounds. I had fallen down,” he said on Friday from the hospital, his head bandaged and tubes in his nose, before breaking down as he recalled the attack.

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    I really really doubt that the pilot volunteered to get stabbed several times and receive life threatening injuries. Take your conspiracy theory aluminium hat off and please go outside. I suggest taking a nice walk.

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      Not that I believe this theory, but the pilot definitely would not have needed to be in on it. Actually quite convenient he was neither Saudi nor Israeli.

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        Indian ethno nationalists (hindutvas) who support Modi are very pro Israel because they’re cut from the same cloth

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      If Israel hasn’t carried out countless false flag operations, then this story would be more believable.

      Let’s not forget that Israel and bibi himself had received several warnings about the Oct 7 attack and still didn’t do anything. There’s no limit to what bibi would do ahead of elections right now

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            11 hours ago

            That isreal knew the attack was coming and moved assets away so that it was more devastating.

            Its meme. Its complete bullshit and a lot of people intentionally spread it because it muddys the water. I’m not saying this person is one of those people, its very possible they are just dumb and think its true because its been repeated so many times.

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              9 hours ago

              Lol, yeah, Israeli news reporting on it and their own politicians talking about it must make it false. Are you Patrick star? Living under a rock?