WorldFlydubai Co-Pilot Attacked Captain with Crash Axe in Mid-Flight Incident
The Omani co-pilot of Flydubai flight FZ1073 attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar with a crash axe during a mid-flight incident, attempting a terrorist attack and trying to take control of the plane. The UAE prosecutor general revealed the co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, had been barred from flying by Oman for radical ideologies but was hired by Flydubai. Passengers and crew subdued him after the captain opened the cockpit door, preventing a crash with 182 onboard.
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