New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described his conversation with Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar as an "unforgettable conversation" marked by "pride and emotions", as he spoke to the Indian pilot recovering in a UAE hospital after being seriously injured while helping avert a potentially catastrophic mid-air incident.
"An unforgettable conversation with Captain Smit, filled with pride and emotions," Modi said in a post on social media platform X, sharing visuals of his interaction with Machchhar.
During the conversation, Machchhar recounted the terrifying sequence of events aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073, which was travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday when he was allegedly attacked by his co-pilot. Desp...