据维卡斯·潘迪报道，印度飞行员斯米特·马查尔表示，他打开了飞往以色列的迪拜航空公司的驾驶舱门，让乘客进入并阻止了飞机的急速下降。
By Vikas Pandey Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has said he opened the cockpit door of the Israel-bound Flydubai plane to allow passengers to come in and halt its rapid descent.
在与印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪的视频通话中，马查尔机长说，当时他倒在地上，在遭到副驾驶袭击的同时，意识到飞机正在下坠，他必须采取行动。
In a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Capt Machchhar said he was on the ground and still being attacked by his co-pilot when he realised the plane was sinking and he had to do something.
他说：“我当时受伤躺在地板上，但我告诉自己要进行最后一次努力，从里面打开舱门。”他补充道：“其他人进来了，也发挥了作用（控制了局面）。
"I was lying on the floor injured but I told myself to go for one last push to open the door from inside," he said.
我当然是在为自己的生命而战，但同时我也知道，我不会让其他人死去。”
"Others came in and also played a role [in controlling the situation]. I was of course fighting for my own life but at the same time I knew I was not going to let others die," he added.
马查尔在从迪拜飞往特拉维夫的航班上遭到另一名飞行员的袭击，迫使飞机改道沙特阿拉伯。
Machchhar was attacked by another pilot onboard a flight bound for Tel Aviv from Dubai, forcing the plane to divert to Saudi Arabia.
周三，这架飞机在飞行两小时后骤降超过17000英尺（5200米），随后乘客和机组人员制服了袭击者并重新夺回控制权，最终安全降落。
The plane plunged more than 17,000ft (5,200m) two hours into its journey on Wednesday, before passengers and crew overpowered the attacker and retook control to land safely.
莫迪告诉机长，“他的勇气、耐心和果断的决策挽救了许多人的生命”，全国都为他感到骄傲。
Modi told the captain that "his courage, patience and quick decision-making saved the lives of so many people" and the whole country was proud of him.
这位机长也被以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡誉为“真正的英雄”，他最初被送往沙特阿拉伯西北部城市塔布克的医院。随后他被空运至阿布扎比，据报道目前情况稳定。
The captain, who has also been hailed as a "true hero" by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was taken initially to a hospital in Tabuk, a city in north-western Saudi Arabia.
印度驻阿联酋大使馆周四表示，马查尔“身体状况良好，恢复良好”。
He was later airlifted to Abu Dhabi where he is reported to be in a stable condition.
迪帕克·米塔尔大使表示，他为马查尔机长的勇敢感到“自豪”，并对见到他感到“非常欣慰”。
The Indian embassy in the UAE on Thursday said Machchhar was "in good health and recovering well". Ambassador Deepak Mittal said he was "proud of Capt Smit for his bravery" and "very reassured" to meet him.
马查尔说：“我没有把这个伤口看作伤口，因为那样会使我的康复更加困难。
"I am not looking at this wound like a wound because that would make my recovery even more difficult," Machchhar said.
我把它看作是一个缓慢进行的过程，虽然需要时间，但我相信一定会康复，我会再次变得健康。”
"I am looking at it as a journey which is slowly going on and will take time but I am confident that the recovery will be there and I will become fit and healthy again."