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Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum said Machchhar displayed the highest degrees of courage and responsibility after being stabbed on a flydubai flight carrying nearly 180 people.
UAE Deputy PM Hamdan bin Mohammed with Indian pilot Smit Machchhar in hospital.
Dubai Crown Prince and UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum on Saturday met hero Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, whose actions saved the lives of 180 people on a flydubai flight after being stabbed by a co-pilot, while Machchhar was recuperating in a hospital.
“During a visit to Captain Smit Machchhar… the flydubai pilot who embodied the highest degrees of courage, responsibility, and care for human life. From us, and from the leadership of the nation, he has our full appreciation and praise,” said Hamdan bin Mohammed.
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