Capt Smit Machchhar tells Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he opened the cockpit door to let others in during the attack.
FlyDubai pilot describes opening cockpit door during attack
Source: Al Jazeera
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- 'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot
- FlyDubai pilot hailed as ‘national hero’ as he describes attack
- Who is the mystery co-pilot behind the Flydubai attack?
- FlyDubai plane attack by co-pilot was an attempted 'terrorist' act, UAE says
- What we know about the co-pilot accused in Flydubai attack
- Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack
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