--- title: "Flydubai captain describes blocking axe attack by co-pilot mid-flight" description: "Most outlets led with the captain’s account of blocking axe blows from the co-pilot during a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv. Both excerpts highlight the captain’s efforts to open the cockpit door while under attack. The framing and language used are largely consistent, with minimal variation in emphasis or detail." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/15156-flydubai-captain-recounts-axe-attack-during-israel-bound site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Flydubai captain describes blocking axe attack by co-pilot mid-flight world · updated 19 Oct 2026, 10:23 AM PKT · 18–19 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the captain’s account of blocking axe blows from the co-pilot during a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv. Both excerpts highlight the captain’s efforts to open the cockpit door while under attack. The framing and language used are largely consistent, with minimal variation in emphasis or detail. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Aaj News (English)** — [flydubai captain recounts axe attack during Israel-bound flight](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330477063/flydubai-captain-recounts-axe-attack-during-israel-bound-flight) · 19 Oct 2026, 10:23 AM PKT > The captain of a flydubai flight who was attacked by a co-pilot during an Israel-bound flight has described blocking axe blows to the head and screaming for ​help as he reached for a knob to open the cockpit door. Captain Smit ‌Machchhar has been hailed as a hero for his role in averting disaster on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv last month, helping to thwart what the UAE attorney general ha... - **Dawn** — ['Was not sure I'll make it ​out alive': Captain of flydubai flight to Tel Aviv recalls blocking axe blows from co-pilot](https://www.dawn.com/news/2038055/was-not-sure-ill-make-it-out-alive-captain-of-flydubai-flight-to-tel-aviv-recalls-blocking-axe-blows-from-co-pilot) · 18 Oct 2026, 11:38 PM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing > The captain of a flydubai flight who was attacked by a co-pilot who intended to crash the plane has described blocking axe blows to the head and screaming for help as he reached for a knob to open the cockpit door. Captain Smit Machchhar has been hailed as a hero for his role in averting disaster on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv last month, helping to thwart what the UAE attorney general ha... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Indian pilot describes dramatic attack during Dubai-Tel Aviv flight](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12046-indian-pilot-describes-dramatic-attack-during-dubai-tel-aviv) · 2 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 79% related - [Australian authorities investigate FlyDubai co-pilot's links after in-flight incident](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11727-flydubai-incident-co-pilot-s-motive-unclear-as-probe-begins) · 6 Oct 2026 · 14 outlets · 6 developments · 77% related - [UAE official calls flydubai attack a 'terrorist act' and praises pilot](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11973-uae-official-says-flydubai-attack-terrorist-act-as-he) · 2 Oct 2026 · 3 outlets · 76% related - [FlyDubai pilots taken to Abu Dhabi after emergency landing in Saudi Arabia](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11487-tel-aviv-bound-flydubai-flight-diverted-to-saudi-arabia) · 2 Oct 2026 · 17 outlets · 3 developments · 74% related - [Injured Flydubai pilot gives first statement after cockpit incident](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11708-injured-pilot-breaks-silence-after-flydubai-cockpit-fight) · 1 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 72% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 18–19 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.