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Stabbed Pilot Averts Flydubai Crash Following Mid-Air Flight Deck Altercation
The Indian Express2h
THE BRIEF
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A flydubai flight carrying 174 people made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after a mid-air altercation involving a pilot who allegedly stabbed the captain.
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Flight tracking data logged the Boeing jet plunging from 30,875 feet to 16,750 feet in 29 seconds, while broadcasting emergency codes 7700 and 7500.
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Injured Indian Captain Smit Machchhar unlocked the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to overpower the attacker before being hospitalized in stable condition.