Indian pilot saved lives after co-pilot stabbed him on plane to Israel: Reports

The captain, who was stabbed by his Omani co-pilot mid-air on a flydubai plane, is an Indian national named Smit Machchhar, reports said. He joined flydubai in 2022 after flying for a decade for SpiceJet, reports added. Machchhar saved lives of nearly 180 passengers by fighting back. The plane was bound for Tel Aviv but was diverted to Saudi Arabia.