{"id":26291812,"date":"2026-10-03T10:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T08:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/flydubai-captain-smit-machchhar-account-oman-air-co-pilot-flagged-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T10:40:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T08:40:01","slug":"flydubai-captain-smit-machchhar-account-oman-air-co-pilot-flagged-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/flydubai-captain-smit-machchhar-account-oman-air-co-pilot-flagged-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar: &#8220;I Was Fighting for My Life&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid 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The Boeing 737 was going down.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot in command of flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv on 30 September, has now told his own story. In interviews from hospital and in a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he described being attacked in flight, losing consciousness, and then fighting his way back to the locked cockpit door so that help could get in.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, US media report that the co-pilot accused of the attack had already been flagged as a security risk at another airline two years earlier. That raises the question every regulator will now be asking: how did he end up in the right-hand seat?<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border:1px solid #e2e7ee;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0 26px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#0d1117\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px\"><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Flight:<\/strong> flydubai FZ1073, Dubai to Tel Aviv, 30 September 2026<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Aircraft:<\/strong> Boeing 737 MAX 8, reported as A6-FKF<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>On board:<\/strong> About 174 people<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Captain:<\/strong> Smit Machchhar, Indian national<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>What happened:<\/strong> The captain was stabbed in the cockpit; the aircraft dived; passengers, crew and off-duty pilots subdued the attacker<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Landed:<\/strong> Tabuk, Saudi Arabia<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Captain's condition:<\/strong> Head and hand wounds; moved to hospital in Abu Dhabi, according to The National<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Accused co-pilot:<\/strong> Omani national, not charged; reported by ABC News to have been flagged by Oman Air in 2024<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">\"I was fighting for my life\"<\/h2>\n<p>Machchhar's account, given to The National and in his call with Modi that was widely broadcast in India, fills in the minutes that flight-tracking data could only hint at. He says he was attacked by the first officer and badly hurt. At some point he lost consciousness.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;I was fighting for my life.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Capt. Smit Machchhar<\/strong> &mdash; captain of flydubai FZ1073, as quoted by CBS News<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>When he came round, he realised the aircraft was descending fast. According to The National, he found the strength to reach the cockpit door and open it. Passengers and an off-duty pilot travelling on board then forced their way in, overpowered the attacker and stabilised the jet.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier accounts from Israeli officials had credited a passenger and crew members with breaking into the cockpit. The two versions are not necessarily in conflict: the captain's story explains how that door came to be open. The full sequence will only be settled by the investigation and the flight recorders.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/flydubai-boeing-737-max-economy-cabin.jpg\" alt=\"Economy cabin of a flydubai Boeing 737 MAX\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The economy cabin of a flydubai Boeing 737 MAX, the type flown on FZ1073. Around 174 people were on board. Photo: Kgbo \/ CC BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The call with Modi<\/h2>\n<p>Modi spoke to Machchhar by video from his hospital bed, a conversation that Indian broadcasters aired and that has been viewed more than a million times on NDTV's channel alone. Asked how he was, the captain replied that all was good. Modi told him the whole nation was with him.<\/p>\n<p>Machchhar credited his faith, saying he recited the Hanuman Chalisa, a Hindu devotional hymn, during the ordeal. And he explained why he kept going.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;I couldn't let the others die.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Capt. Smit Machchhar<\/strong> &mdash; speaking to The National<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>He told The National he expects his recovery to take time but is confident he will get there. The government of his home state of Gujarat has also honoured him for his conduct.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Flagged by Oman Air in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>The second development concerns the accused co-pilot, an Omani national who was transferred from Saudi Arabia to the UAE for questioning. ABC News, citing senior intelligence and law enforcement officials, reported that while he was a trainee co-pilot at Oman Air in 2024 he was found to be in possession of extremist material, and was moved to an administrative role instead of flying.<\/p>\n<p>How he was subsequently hired to fly for flydubai is, according to the same report, one of the questions investigators are now examining. He has not been charged, flydubai has urged everyone to avoid speculation while the investigation runs, and the UAE has said it is investigating whether the attack was an act of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>If the Oman Air report is confirmed, FZ1073 will become a case study in how airlines share, or fail to share, warnings about pilots who move between carriers and countries. For now, there is one clear fact: a badly wounded captain got that door open.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8rU1sk30L7M\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n<p><em>Sources: The National, CBS News, ABC News, NDTV, CNN, idrw<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\n\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\n\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\n\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>Who is Smit Machchhar?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Smit Machchhar is the Indian captain of flydubai flight FZ1073, the Dubai to Tel Aviv Boeing 737 MAX on which he was attacked in the cockpit on 30 September 2026. Despite head and hand wounds, he says he opened the cockpit door so that passengers and an off-duty pilot could get in, subdue the attacker and land the aircraft.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What happened on flydubai flight FZ1073?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">On 30 September 2026, the captain of flydubai FZ1073 was stabbed in the cockpit, allegedly by the first officer, and the Boeing 737 MAX dived sharply. Passengers, crew and off-duty pilots on board overpowered the attacker and landed the aircraft safely at Tabuk in Saudi Arabia. About 174 people were on board.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Where did flydubai FZ1073 land?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">flydubai FZ1073 landed safely at Tabuk in north-western Saudi Arabia after the cockpit attack. It had been flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Was the flydubai co-pilot flagged as a security risk?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">ABC News, citing senior intelligence and law enforcement officials, reported that the accused co-pilot was found with extremist material while a trainee co-pilot at Oman Air in 2024 and was moved to an administrative role. How he was later hired by flydubai is under investigation. He has not been charged.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Did Narendra Modi speak to the flydubai pilot?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Yes. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Captain Smit Machchhar by video call while he was in hospital. Modi told him the whole nation was with him, and the call was widely broadcast in India.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>How is the flydubai captain now?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Captain Smit Machchhar suffered head and hand wounds. 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