‘Salute to Captain Smit’: Sand art honours brave pilot

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik paid tribute to Captain Smit Machchhar with a striking sand sculpture at Puri Beach. The Flydubai pilot was praised for his courage after a mid-air cockpit attack left him seriously injured. Pattnaik's artwork carried a message of respect and wishes for the captain's speedy recovery, drawing attention to his reported efforts to protect passengers on board.