Two pilots land flydubai plane after cockpit attack
Crime · First reported 1 Nov, 01:39 · Updated 02:13
A flydubai Boeing 737 travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv was landed by two pilots after co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami attacked Indian captain Smit Machchhar in the cockpit. Coverage identifies one of the pilots as the son of a cricketer.
- The Boeing 737 was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv when co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami attacked captain Smit Machchhar in the cockpit.
- Two pilots landed the flydubai plane after the attack.
- The coverage identifies one of the pilots as the son of a cricketer; the Indian Express headline describes the cricketer as late, while NDTV specifies that he was South African.
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- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Route
- Dubai to Tel Aviv
- Co-pilot
- Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national
- Captain
- Smit Machchhar, identified as Indian
- Landing
- Two pilots landed the plane
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- An earlier Lux story said the UAE awarded Machchhar and fellow crew members the First Class Order of Zayed II for their actions during a September 30 cockpit attack on flight FZ1073. [78950275-9be0-4e3b-a4e3-7cf321b154f6]
- That earlier story also reported that Machchhar was seriously injured, received stitches to his head and was recovering. [78950275-9be0-4e3b-a4e3-7cf321b154f6]
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