Co-pilot praised for heroics in preventing flydubai plane 'disaster' | ABC NEWS
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A co-pilot has been praised alongside other passengers for intervening in an alleged attempt to hijack a plane bound for Israel. Smit Machchhar from India unlocked the cockpit door while severely injured to allow other passengers to foil the sabotage plot. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the interveners prevented what could have been a ‘heavy disaster’. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-01/flydubai-ez1073-diverts-after-accusations-of-pilot-stabbing/107214522 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel
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