Despite being severely injured in an unprovoked attack by his Omani co-pilot, Captain Machchhar fought back to regain control during the violent mid-air crisis, earning him global praise World leaders have praised Indian airline captain Smit ‌Machchhar for preventing a potential disaster on a FlyDubai flight after being stabbed by his co-pilot. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Despite being severely injured in an unprovoked attack by his Omani co-pilot, Captain Machchhar fought back to regain control during the violent mid-air crisis, earning him global praiseS1

• World leaders have praised Indian airline captain Smit ‌Machchhar for preventing a potential disaster on a FlyDubai flight after being stabbed by his co-pilot.S2