Hamdan bin Mohammed visits Flydubai pilot: embodied the highest degrees of courage

- Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid, Crown Prince of Dubai, visited Captain Samit Machhar of the Flydubai flight that was headed to Tel Aviv before changing its course and landing in Tabuk (northwest Saudi Arabia) on Wednesday. Sheikh Hamdan stated during the visit that "the Flydubai pilot...

embodied the highest degrees of courage, responsibility, and concern for people's lives." He added: "He has our utmost appreciation and praise from us and the leadership of the state..

This is part of our human experience in the United Arab Emirates.. The General Civil Aviation Authority in the UAE announced on Friday that Indian pilot Samit Machhar, who thwarted an attack on the Flydubai flight heading to Tel Aviv, has returned "safely to the United Arab Emirates, and he is in good condition and receiving the necessary treatment."

The UAE Attorney General, Hamad Al Shamsi, stated that investigations into the events that occurred on the Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv on Wednesday revealed that "the co-pilot was attempting to carry out a terrorist operation."