"A British pilot helped save a flight bound for Israel from plunging to the ground after the captain was allegedly stabbed by his co-pilot in a suspected hijacking attempt, a passenger said.
"Passengers and crew on the Flydubai jet managed to tie up and stop the alleged attacker from what they believe was his attempted suicide mission in crashing the plane.
"They then grappled to regain control of the plane – which had plummeted 14,000ft in just 29 seconds, according to data from Flightradar24.
"It has since emerged one of those heroes who saved the plane, and the lives of those onboard, was a British off-duty pilot.
"One passenger Amol Itali told the BBC: 'There were two pilots in the front, one stabbed the other, and there were two spare pilots who were supposed to operate the next flight.
''The relief pilots are European, one of them British, who entered [the cockpit] and pulled the aircraft up, pulled the yoke, stabilised the plane and landed us in Saudi Arabia.'
"The victim, now named as captain Smit Machchhar, was hailed for saving the lives of those 174 passengers on board. While cruising mid-air, the hero was able to fight off his co-pilot in the cockpit and his attempts to sabotage the plane's systems.
"Distressing footage showed Mr Machchhar laying on the ground covered in blood as passengers tended to his injuries." . . .
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Despicable media reports on the heroism of Israeli pilot.
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