He is being investigated after he allegedly attacked Indian pilot Smit Machchhar with a crash axe and tried to take control of the aircraft. The flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking Indian pilot Smit Machchhar in the cockpit told investigators that he wanted to crash the aircraft and was “not afraid of death”, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
The aircraft was carrying more than 170 people on its journey from Dubai to Tel Aviv when the incident took place on September 30. The plane later made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after passengers and crew overpowered the accused pilot.
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