India, Oct. 29 -- UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan awarded the First Class Order of Zayed II to flydubai captain Smit Machhchar and the crew in recognition of their bravery during the September 30 flight bound for Tel Aviv.

During the interaction, the President asked Machchhar about how long his injuries will take to heal, and later suggested that he would like to train him how to fight. "So I have an idea. When you heal, I want to have a session with you to train you how to fight," Zayed Al Nahyan said.

The two shared a laugh as Machchhar replied with, "It's my biggest honour."

The UAE President was then seen examining Machchhar's head injury and the stitches. Later in the video, he and the Indian pilot could be seen c...