Netanyahu thanks Indian pilot for his role in saving hundreds of lives on Flydubai flight

Moscow, Oct 1 (Sputnik/UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the courage of the Indian pilot, who, despite being injured, did everything possible to save the Flydubai flight carrying 174 people. On Wednesday, a Flydubai plane en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv declared an emergency and after some time made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The airline said that a fight broke out between the pilots during the flight. "My salute to the Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery. Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled…