Indian flydubai captain Smit Machchhar knew he had to act quickly after an alleged in-flight attack by his co-pilot, opening the cockpit door in a “last push” to get help and avert disaster, he said Friday.
“I was trying to save my own life, but I knew I could not let all those people die,” Machchhar said during a call from his hospital bed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a video posted by the leader on social media.
