Flydubai hero pilot tells Modi 'I could not let all those people die'
Smit Machchhar, the Indian captain who was attacked by his co-pilot onboard the Flydubai flight 1073 in an apparent attempt to crash the plane, on Friday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that although he was severely injured in the altercation, “I could not let all those people die”. Although collapsed, he made a last-ditch effort and managed to push the door to the cockpit open.
Where: Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Israel, Tel Aviv, Iran, Iraq, France
Exact coordinates
saudi arabia: 23.890, 45.080
dubai: 25.200, 55.270
israel: 31.050, 34.850
tel aviv: 32.090, 34.780
iran: 32.430, 53.690
iraq: 33.220, 43.680
france: 46.230, 2.210
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