Hero Indian pilot Smit Machchhar is happy and chatting with family, reveals Indian envoy

Hero Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who saved nearly 180 lives after being stabbed by co-pilot on an Israel-bound flight, is happy and chatting with his family, India’s Ambassador to UAE Deepak Mittal revealed. Stating that Smit is "quite stable," Mittal added, "There's a bit of discomfort, but he's under good medical care." Smit has been shifted to Abu Dhabi.