Attack in the cockpit… yet a safe landing; PM Modi and Indian leaders salute Captain Macchar.

Attack in the cockpit… yet a safe landing; PM Modi and Indian leaders salute Captain Macchar.

Despite being critically injured during an attack on a Flydubai flight en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv, Captain Macchar displayed such courage that the lives of the 174 people on board were saved. Now, everyone from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is saluting Captain Macchar’s bravery. This is the Indian pilot whose valor is being discussed not just in India, but across the globe. Captain Smit Macchar was the pilot of that Flydubai flight traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv. On September 30, a critical situation suddenly arose in the cockpit during the flight.