Captain Smit Machchhar from India is recovering from stab wounds he suffered in a Flydubai flight altercation.
Captain Smit Machchhar from India is recovering from stab wounds officials say he suffered when his co-pilot attacked him on an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight from the UAE. Here is what we know about Machchhar.
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