Fly Dubai captain injured in onboard stabbing still lands plane safely in Saudi Arabia
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- At 34,000 feet the First Officer of Fly Dubai flight 1073 stabbed Indian captain Smit Machchhar with a knife, leaving the captain seriously injured as he opened the cockpit door.
- The Boeing 737 was severely damaged and entered a steep dive before being diverted to a Saudi Arabian airport for an emergency landing, and the captain, who is not in life‑threatening danger, helped save 174 people on board.
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