以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡已致电印度飞迪拜航空的飞行员斯米特·马奇哈机长，并邀请他在以色列的独立日庆典上点燃火炬，同时赞扬了他在驾驶舱遇袭时表现出的勇气。“你是以色列、印度乃至全世界的英雄。我邀请你在以色列的独立日庆典上点燃火炬，”内塔尼亚胡对他说。以色列总理办公室在X平台上发布了这段互动的视频。
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken to Indian flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar and invited him to light a torch at Israel’s Independence Day ceremony, praising his courage during the cockpit attack.“You are a hero for Israel, India and the entire world. I invite you to light a torch at Israel’s Independence Day ceremony,” Netanyahu told him.A video of the interaction was posted on X by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.
马奇哈在周三从迪拜飞往特拉维夫的航班上被其阿曼籍副驾驶严重伤害后，正在阿布扎比接受治疗。在通话中，他讲述了当时自己如何打开驾驶舱门，让乘客介入制止。“我意识到自己还有一次机会。”马奇哈说，“副驾驶站起来祈祷，出于对他的尊重，我没有回头。”他补充道：“几分钟后，我感觉到强烈的撞击，以为飞机出了什么事。但随后我又被击中，这才意识到是他干的。”
Machchhar is recovering in Abu Dhabi after being severely injured by his Omani co-pilot aboard Wednesday’s Dubai-Tel Aviv flight. During the conversation, he recounted how he opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to intervene.‘I REALISED I HAD ONE MORE CHANCE’“The co-pilot stood up to pray, and out of respect for him, I didn’t look back,” Machchhar said.“A few minutes later, I felt a strong impact and thought something had happened to the plane. But then I was hit again and realised it was him,” he added.
马奇哈表示，他曾打开驾驶舱门，但副驾驶又将门关上，导致他摔倒在地。“我意识到自己还有一次机会。当我再次打开门时，看到人们正等着冲进来。”他说。乘客和机组人员最终制服了副驾驶。当时执飞FZ1073航班的备用飞行员随后将载有174名乘客的飞机降落在沙特阿拉伯的塔布克机场。马奇哈在塔布克接受了初步治疗后被转送至阿布扎比。
Machchhar said he opened the cockpit door, but the co-pilot closed it and he fell to the floor. “I realised I had one more chance. When I opened it again, I saw people waiting to rush inside,” he said. Passengers and crew subdued the co-pilot. Reserve pilots aboard flight FZ1073, which was carrying 174 passengers, then landed the aircraft at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia.
据报道，他的情况已趋于稳定。阿联酋称该事件为恐怖袭击。阿联酋总检察长周六将此次事件称为“恐怖袭击”，并表示该副驾驶用飞机上的破窗斧袭击了马奇哈，随后试图夺取飞机控制权。阿拉伯电视台确认，该副驾驶为阿曼籍公民哈马姆·哈马米。
Machchhar received initial treatment in Tabuk before being transferred to Abu Dhabi. He was reported to be in stable condition.UAE CALLS INCIDENT A TERRORIST ATTACKThe UAE Attorney General on Saturday described the incident as a “terrorist attack”, saying the co-pilot struck Machchhar with the aircraft’s crash axe before trying to take control of the plane.
三名熟悉此次调查的人士也向美联社证实了他的身份。美联社报道称，阿曼此前曾因担心阿尔-哈马米可能持有极端主义观点而禁止其飞行。他后来被迪拜航空录用，但该公司当时对其被解除飞行职务一事了解多少，或对其背景调查的深入程度如何，目前仍不清楚。莫迪总理与阿联酋领导人赞扬飞行员周五，印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪通过视频通话与马奇哈尔交谈，赞扬他迅速做出决策，并祝愿他早日康复。“你在极短的时间内做出了许多决定，拯救了无数人的生命。”莫迪总理对他说。
Al Arabiya identified the co-pilot as Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national. Three people familiar with the investigation also confirmed his identity to the Associated Press.AP reported that Oman had previously barred al-Hammami from flying over concerns that he had adopted extremist views. He was later hired by flydubai, though it remains unclear what the airline knew about his removal from flying duties or how extensively he was vetted.PM MODI, UAE LEADERS PRAISE PILOTPM Narendra Modi spoke to Machchhar by video call on Friday, praising his quick decisions and wishing him a speedy recovery.“You have taken so many decisions in a fraction of a second. And you have saved the lives of so many people,” PM Modi told him.UAE Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum visited Machchhar in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
周六，阿联酋副总理谢赫·哈姆丹·本·穆罕默德·马克图姆在阿布扎比探望了马奇哈尔。他转达了阿联酋领导层的赞赏，称这位飞行员展现了“最高程度的勇气、责任感以及对人命的关怀”。——完
He conveyed the UAE leadership’s appreciation, saying the pilot had shown “the highest degrees of courage, responsibility, and care for human life”.- Ends