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Indian Pilot Captain Smit Machchhar Gets Top UAE Honour

Kavya MenonSource: livemint.com
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Indian Pilot Captain Smit Machchhar Gets Top UAE Honour
Indian Pilot Captain Smit Machchhar Gets Top UAE HonourSource: livemint.com
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Indian flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar has been awarded the First Class Order of Zayed II for his courageous efforts to protect passengers during a cockpit attack on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30. Machchhar, seriously injured in the attack, managed to open the cockpit door, allowing crew members and passengers to intervene and save the aircraft. The UAE President and other world leaders have praised Machchhar's bravery and presence of mind.

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