14 days ago · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
'I could not let all those people die': Wounded flydubai pilot describes moment he realised plane was going down
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. Channel NewsAsia Latest is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The first report grouped here was at 2 Oct 2026, 09:21 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “'I could not let all those people die': Wounded flydubai pilot describes moment he realised plane was going down”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
"I could feel that the aircraft was going down. I knew this was the last push," says flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar during a call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Story timeline
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- First reported by Channel NewsAsia Latest
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Indian flydubai pilot tells Modi 'could not let all those people die'
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- Channel NewsAsia Latest