Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar opened cockpit door while being attacked by co-pilot during attempted hijacking

The Indian pilot stabbed by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv replayed the dramatic attack and his desperate effort to open the cockpit door to seek help, in a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.

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