Saudi Arabia initiated an aviation safety investigation into flydubai flight FZ1073 following a cockpit axe attack by the co-pilot against Captain Smit Machchhar last week.
The UAE prosecutor general classified the incident as a terrorist attack, keeping the Omani co-pilot in custody after the Israel-bound flight made an emergency landing.
Indian Ambassador Deepak Mittal confirmed that Indian national Captain Machchhar is making steady progress and recovering in an Abu Dhabi hospital.