
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid praises the courage of the Flydubai pilot who resisted an attack on a flight heading to Tel Aviv
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid, Crown Prince of Dubai, on Saturday, visited pilot Smit Machhar, commander of the Flydubai flight that diverted and landed in Tabuk on Wednesday, praising his courage and responsibility, after the UAE Public Prosecution announced that the co-pilot had attempted to carry out a terrorist operation.
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A Flydubai flight heading to Tel Aviv was involved in an accident that led to it changing its course and landing in Tabuk on Wednesday.
(CNN) - Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid, Crown Prince of Dubai, on Saturday, visited Smit Machhar, the pilot of the Fly Dubai flight that was heading to Tel Aviv before its course changed and landed in Tabuk (northwest of Saudi Arabia), on Wednesday.
Sheikh Hamdan said during the visit, “The Flydubai pilot... embodied the highest levels of courage, responsibility, and concern for people’s lives.”
Sheikh Hamdan added: “He and the leadership of the country have all our appreciation and praise. We are proud to have him as a part of our team. A part of the story of our nation. A part of our human experience in the UAE. The nation of love, the nation of peace, and the nation of life.”
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority announced on Friday that the Indian pilot, Smit Machhar, who resisted an attack on a Flydubai flight heading to Tel Aviv, returned “safely to the UAE, and is in good condition and receiving the necessary treatment.”
The UAE Attorney General, Hamad Al Shamsi, said that investigations into the events that took place on board the Fly Dubai flight to Tel Aviv on Wednesday revealed that “the plane’s assistant pilot had attempted to carry out a terrorist operation.”
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