Flydubai hijack attempt: Indian pilot Smit Machchhar hailed as ‘true hero’; friend says ‘He’s taught us courage’

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has been hailed as a ‘true hero’ after a pilot attacked and stabbed him in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. His friend and fellow pilot Dharav Gosalia recalled Machchhar’s training, discipline and experience, saying: 'Smit has taught us courage.'