UAE presidential adviser calls flydubai cockpit incident 'terrorist act', praises Indian captain

Abu Dhabi, Oct 2 (UNI) UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash on Friday described the incident aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv as a "terrorist act" and praised Indian captain Smit Machchhar for his handling of the emergency. "Indian captain Smit Machchhar deserves every appreciation," Gargash said in a post on X, calling the pilot a "true hero." "In confronting a serious terrorist act and a potential disaster, he embodied the true meaning of courage and responsibility," Gargash said, praising Machchhar's professionalism and "moral sense in the darkest circumstances." Flydubai flight FZ1073, carrying 174 passengers from Dubai to…