{"id":384257,"date":"2026-10-02T19:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/flydubai-captain-recalls-moments-after-hijack-attempt\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T19:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:00:30","slug":"flydubai-captain-recalls-moments-after-hijack-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/flydubai-captain-recalls-moments-after-hijack-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"FlyDubai captain recalls moments after hijack attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/QTr0fw_LAuQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"FlyDubai captain recalls moments after hijack attempt\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QTr0fw_LAuQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>FlyDubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he knew he had to get back on his feet to save everyone on board his plane, after being stabbed by his co-pilot.<\/p>\n<p>Machchhar was seriously injured in the attack on September 30th, which saw the aircraft plunge into a steep descent.<\/p>\n<p>He has been hailed a hero after he managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to enter and restrain the attacker as the Boeing 737 descended sharply, witnesses and Israeli authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FlyDubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he knew he had to get back on his feet to save everyone on board his plane, after being stabbed by his co-pilot. 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