Flydubai captain describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked him

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The Guardian

Flydubai captain describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked him

Capt Smit Machchhar said he screamed for help as he reached to open the cockpit door on flight FZ1073 The captain of a flydubai flight who was attacked by a co-pilot who intended to crash the plane has described ⁠blocking axe blows to his head and screaming for help as he reached to open the cockpit door. Capt Smit ⁠Machchhar has been hailed ⁠as a hero for his role in averting disaster on the flight from Dubai to Te…