Hero Pilot's Eerie Foresight Months Before Flydubai Stabbing Incident

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Hero pilot Captain Smit Machchhar's philosophy on flight safety, resurfaced from a 2025 interview, proved eerily prophetic months before a mid-air stabbing incident. Machchhar had stated that delays were not his concern, as long as everyone walked out safe. During the flydubai incident, his co-pilot reportedly stabbed him, but Machchhar managed to unlock the cockpit door. This allowed passengers and crew to overpower the attacker, and the plane was safely diverted. All 174 people on board disembarked safely, fulfilling Machchhar's insistence on survival over schedule.