Flydubai pilot tells Modi about saving passengers at the cost of his life

The captain of the Flydubai plane described the events on board with the words “I wouldn’t let others die.” He told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about what was happening in the cockpit, The Sun reports.

Hero Commander Smit Machchhar is currently recovering from severe injuries in the hospital. In a conversation with Modi, he said: “I was lying on the floor wounded, but I told myself that I had to make one last attempt to open the door from the inside. Of course, I fought for my life, but at the same time I understood that I could not let people die.”

Modi told the Indian pilot that he saved hundreds of lives thanks to his "courage, patience and quick decision-making."