The Indian pilot stabbed by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv replayed the dramatic attack, and his desperate effort to open the cockpit door to seek help, in a video call with the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, on Friday. Smit Machchhar spoke to Modi from a hospital bed in Abu Dhabi, saying that though he was injured, he knew he had to help, otherwise passengers would lose their lives
‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack