Flydubai captain says copilot asked to pray then struck him from behind; describes exactly how he opened cockpit door — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/flydubai-captain-says-copilot-asked-to-pray-then-struck-him-from-behind-describes-exactly-how-he-opened-cockpit-doorContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Flydubai Captain Details Cockpit Axe Attackhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/flydubai-captain-says-copilot-asked-to-pray-then-struck-him-from-behind-describes-exactly-how-he-opened-cockpit-doorhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/flydubai-captain-says-copilot-asked-to-pray-then-struck-him-from-behind-describes-exactly-how-he-opened-cockpit-door#u105689Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:46:00 +0000The captain of a Flydubai flight targeted in an attempted hijacking has detailed how his Omani co-pilot used a request to pray as a ruse before striking him from behind with an emergency axe. Indian Captain Smit Machcchar recounted the cockpit struggle to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, explaining the sequence of events and how he opened the cockpit door. Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have categorized the episode as an attempted terrorist attack using a crash axe. Multiple international jurisdictions are currently investigating the incident and the background of the co-pil