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Who is Capt. Smit, Machchhar, the pilot of the Flydubai flight?

Published by Al Jazeera 1 October 2026 at 22:54
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Who is Capt. Smit, Machchhar, the pilot of the Flydubai flight?
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Captain Smit Machchhar from India is recovering from stab wounds he suffered in a Flydubai flight altercation.

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