Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan visits Indian pilot Smit Machchhar in hospital

DUBAI: Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited Indian pilot Smit Machchhar at the hospital and praised him for saving the lives of passengers and crew members after resisting an attack by the co-pilot on a flydubai flight.

Sheikh Hamdan visited Smit Machchhar, who is undergoing treatment for serious injuries, and conveyed the UAE’s full support and appreciation. “He has our full appreciation and praise. We are proud that he is part of our team... part of the story of our nation and part of what the UAE stands for... a nation of compassion... a nation of peace... and a nation of life,” Sheikh Hamdan wrote on X after the visit.

The Dubai Crown Prince also shared pictures of himself speaking to and embracing Smit Machchhar during the hospital visit.