{"id":384281,"date":"2026-10-02T19:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pilot-describes-desperate-fight-to-save-passengers-after-co-pilot-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T19:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:00:50","slug":"pilot-describes-desperate-fight-to-save-passengers-after-co-pilot-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pilot-describes-desperate-fight-to-save-passengers-after-co-pilot-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilot describes desperate fight to save passengers after co-pilot attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vJhY1Gq582Q\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pilot describes desperate fight to save passengers after co-pilot attack\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vJhY1Gq582Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Flydubai captain stabbed by his co-pilot during a flight to Tel Aviv has described how he fought to reach the cockpit door as the aircraft plunged thousands of feet.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from hospital, Captain Smit Machchhar said he &quot;could not let people die&quot; as he fought for his own life. <\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s Alex Rossi reports.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/flydubai-captain-says-he-fought-to-open-cockpit-door-while-still-being-attacked-13594247<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #israel #plane #hijack #saudiarabia <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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