Indian Flydubai pilot 'recovering well' in hospital: Ambassador
The Indian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates said Thursday that Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar is recovering well after being seriously injured in an alleged cockpit attack that forced a flight from Dubai, UAE, to Tel Aviv, Israel, to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
TL;DR
- Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar is recovering well after a serious injury.
- The injury is the result of an alleged cockpit attack.
- The flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
- The flight was traveling from Dubai, UAE, to Tel Aviv, Israel.
- The Indian Ambassador to the UAE visited the injured captain in the hospital.