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Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar gets UAE’s top honour. How his courage earned praise from world leaders

The honour comes amid widespread international praise for Machchhar, whose actions helped avert a potential aviation disaster.

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View Market Dashboard Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar gets UAE’s top honour. How his courage earned praise from world leaders The honour comes amid widespread international praise for Machchhar, whose actions helped avert a potential aviation disaster. Written By Ravi Hari Published28 Oct 2026, 09:11 PM IST Prefer Liveminton Google AI Quick Read ✕ Wait for it… Log in to our website to save your bookmarks. It'll just take a moment. Yes, Continue ✕ Wait for it… Oops! Looks like you have exceeded the limit to bookmark the image. Remove some to bookmark this image.

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