PM Modi praises flydubai pilot for saving over 170 passengers onboard: 'India is proud of Captain Machchhar'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar as a "HERO" after he helped avert a potentially catastrophic incident aboard a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Machchhar was seriously injured during a violent confrontation with his co-pilot but continued to act to protect the passengers on board.

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