A series of videos circulating online shows events on a flydubai flight in which the Indian captain, Smit Machchhar, is seen injured and bleeding outside the cockpit. In one clip, he is heard describing being hit repeatedly by his co-pilot and later indicates he can move his injured hand but cannot squeeze it shut.
Other footage includes audio claims from people on board. Mint reports that an additional video includes a statement alleging that the co-pilot tried to crash the plane, in connection with the captain’s reported stabbing by the Omani co-pilot. The outlets’ accounts focus on different moments captured on video—some on the captain’s condition and his immediate statements, others on allegations about the co-pilot’s intentions.
Across the reports provided, the shared points are the presence of multiple onboard videos, the captain’s injuries and his mention of being attacked by the co-pilot, and the wider claim that the incident involved serious harm and alleged attempts to endanger the aircraft. The specific findings on intent or sequence beyond what is shown in the videos are not detailed in the excerpts.
