NIA seeks approval to send team to UAE in Flydubai hijack attempt probe
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India's National Investigation Agency plans to request permission to travel to the United Arab Emirates to record the statement of pilot Smit Machchhar and to seek access to the arrested Omani co‑pilot involved in the September 30 attack on Flydubai flight FZ‑1073, which carried 174 people and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
Investigation plans
The National Investigation Agency will approach the Centre for approval to send a team to the United Arab Emirates to record the statement of Indian pilot Smit Machchhar and to meet UAE investigators about the hijack attempt on Flydubai flight FZ‑1073.
Details of the attack
Captain Machchhar suffered deep cuts to his head and hands but unlocked the cockpit door, after which passengers and cabin crew overpowered the attacker.
A reserve crew then flew the aircraft, which had 174 people on board, to an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
Legal and background information
The co‑pilot claimed he wanted to steer the aircraft into the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.
UAE public prosecutors confirmed central details of the attempt and, on 10 October, called two additional Flydubai pilots from the Maldives for questioning, noting they had previously worked for the airline and had contact with the Omani co‑pilot.
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