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Captain Machchhar, a former SpiceJet pilot and current flydubai captain, was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday when the co-pilot, an Omani national as per Israeli media reports, stabbed him inside the cockpit.
Sometimes, an old comment takes on a very different meaning when life catches up with it.
Captain Smit Machchhar's calm demeanour was a striking personality trait that podcaster Zalak Mehta remembered distinctly from the 2025 interview.