Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan visited injured Indian flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar in Abu Dhabi and praised his courage and response.

Abu Dhabi: Dubai's Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum met flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar in hospital and expressed

Ajay Devgn praised Captain Smit Machchhar after the flydubai pilot helped save 174 people during a mid-air attack. His actions drew support from several film stars after the aircraft was diverted safely to Tabuk.

Machchhar is recovering after his Omani co-pilot attacked him with a crash axe aboard the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight on Wednesday. He was shifted to Abu Dhabi after receiving initial treatment in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where the aircraft made an emergency landing.