Omani Pilot Stood Up to Pray, Then Attacked Me: Machchhar Recalls Ordeal

An aviation incident survivor has recalled a harrowing ordeal involving an in-flight attack during an emergency descent. The aircraft experienced such a severe descent that part of the rudder was torn away, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Aviation experts have expressed surprise that the aircraft did not crash given the extent of the damage sustained.

The survivor's account details the sequence of events leading to the attack and the subsequent emergency response that brought the plane safely to ground.