Passenger recounts cockpit intervention on Flydubai flight to Netanyahu
Passengers who intervened in a suspicious incident on a Flydubai flight shared the dramatic moments they experienced with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
During the suspicious hijacking attempt on Flydubai flight FZ 1073, passengers who stepped in after the co-pilot attacked the captain recounted the dangerous moments and how they entered the cockpit to authorities.
Heroic Intervention by Passengers
Flydubai flight passengers Yaniv Hayoun and Tzvika Manes detailed the events to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and CNN while the co-pilot was attacking the captain.
The Struggle in the Cockpit
Yaniv Hayoun stated that he grabbed the suspicious attacker by the neck to neutralize him, dragged him out of the cockpit, and then returned to take control of the aircraft's controls.
Pilot's Health Condition and Treatment Process
Sonal Machchhar, the wife of the attacked captain pilot Smit Machchhar, stated that she did not burden the pilot with any questions to allow her family to recover completely. The captain pilot is receiving treatment in the hospital under military medical care.
Meetings with Leaders
Pilot Smit Machchhar personally recounted the dramatic moments and dangerous minutes experienced during the flight during a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.