On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, flydubai flight FZ1073 was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

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Summary: flydubai FZ1073 and Captain Smit Machchhar**

**What happened**
On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, flydubai flight FZ1073 was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv. There were 174 passengers and eight crew on board, and more than 150 of them were Israelis. Over Saudi airspace, a violent struggle broke out in the cockpit. Indian captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by his Omani co-pilot, according to Israeli officials. The plane dropped more than 17,000 feet from 34,000 feet before diverting to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. 

**How the captain saved the flight**
Wounded on the cockpit floor, Machchhar reached the door release, letting passengers and crew in to stop the co-pilot. Passengers and crew subdued the co-pilot, and a reserve flydubai pilot crew travelling on board landed the plane at Tabuk. It touched down at 9:45 a.m. Videos on social media showed the bloodied pilot wearing an oxygen mask in the galley. [Who is Captain Smit Machchhar? Dubai-based flydubai pilot hailed as hero after cockpit attack +4]

**Who is Smit Machchhar?**
- He is from Ghatkopar, Mumbai. 
- He spent about 11 years at SpiceJet from June 2011, then joined flydubai as a direct-entry captain in June 2022. [outlookindia](
- He has about 9,750 flying hours on Boeing 737s. [theweek]
- Modi, Trump and Netanyahu all praised him, and the Indian envoy to the UAE met his family. He was reported stable in a Tabuk hospital. [english.onlinekhabar.com +2](

**Aftermath**
Passengers left on another flydubai aircraft at 5:40 p.m. The co-pilot was detained by Saudi authorities and moved to the UAE on Thursday. The UAE opened its own investigation, and Israeli investigators are to take part in it. [www.israelnationalnews.com +3]

**What is confirmed and what is not**
Israeli officials have called it an attempt to crash the plane and, in some cases, terrorism. Flydubai said no conclusions should be drawn yet about the cause or motive. The co-pilot's Omani nationality comes from Israeli officials briefing CNN, one of them anonymously. Israeli media report he was religiously hardline, but investigators are examining every explanation, including possible mental instability. Reports also say it is unclear how he came to be assigned to a Tel Aviv flight. The motive remains unproven. 

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