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Capt. Smit Machchhar person

Named in 4 reports across 2 stories - 30 Sept – 2 Oct
30 Sept 20262 Oct 2026

The record - coverage naming Capt. Smit Machchhar that changed after publication

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  1. NYT Worldseen 1 Oct, 16:43description editedthe story

The web around Capt. Smit Machchhar

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Capt. Smit Machchhar. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Capt. Smit Machchhar.

FlyDubai and Indian pilot share 2 reportsDubai and Tel Aviv share 1 reportFlyDubai and Yaniv Hayun share 1 reportIndian pilot and Omani pilot share 1 reportBenjamin Netanyahu and Yaniv Hayun share 1 reportBenjamin Netanyahu and Omani pilot share 1 reportBenjamin Netanyahu and Indian pilot share 1 reportIndian pilot and Tel Aviv share 1 reportIndian pilot and Yaniv Hayun share 1 reportFlyDubai and Tel Aviv share 1 reportBenjamin Netanyahu and FlyDubai share 1 reportCaptain Smit Machchhar and FlyDubai share 1 reportFlyDubai and Omani pilot share 1 reportDubai and FlyDubai share 1 reportDubai and Indian pilot share 1 reportOmani pilot and Yaniv Hayun share 1 reportCapt. Smit MachchharFlyDubaiFlyDubai - 4 shared reports (organization)Indian pilotIndian pilot - 2 shared reports (person)Benjamin Ne…Benjamin Netanyahu - 1 shared report (person)Captain Smi…Captain Smit Machchhar - 1 shared report (person)DubaiDubai - 1 shared report (place)Omani pilotOmani pilot - 1 shared report (person)Tel AvivTel Aviv - 1 shared report (place)Yaniv HayunYaniv Hayun - 1 shared report (person)

The stories

Hijack scare on Tel Aviv-Dubai flight; plane carrying around 180 diverted to Saudi Arabia

107 outlets1 report names Capt. Smit Machchhar30 Sept – 13 Oct

Captain Machchhar: The Mumbai pilot who emerged as the hero of flydubai flight

53 outlets3 reports name Capt. Smit Machchhar30 Sept – 13 Oct

People they appear with

Indian pilot2Benjamin Netanyahu1Captain Smit Machchhar1Omani pilot1Yaniv Hayun1

Places in the same coverage

Dubai1Tel Aviv1

Organisations in the same coverage

FlyDubai4

Who keeps naming them

NYT World2Axios1Euronews1

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