Indian pilot hailed a hero for saving passengers on flydubai plane | Asia News Week | ABC NEWS
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Pilot Smit Machchhar has been hailed a hero for saving passengers after he was allegedly stabbed by his colleague who reportedly tried to bring down a flydubai plane bound for Tel Aviv. Despite being injured, Captain Machchhar managed to open the door to the cockpit enabling others to overpower the co-pilot and take control of the plane. ABC correspondent Natalie Whiting tells Yvonne Yong more details of the injured pilot and how he's being celebrated in India. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abctheworld #abcasiapacific
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