The Flydubai captain stabbed by his co-pilot during a flight to Tel Aviv has described how he fought to reach the cockpit door as the aircraft plunged thousands of feet. Speaking to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from hospital, Captain Smit Machchhar said he "could not let people die" as he fought for his own life. Sky's Alex Rossi reports. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/flydubai-captain-says-he-fought-to-open-cockpit-door-while-still-being-attacked-13594247 #skynews #israel #plane #hijack #saudiarabia SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Why not listen to one of our podcasts? This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy or Ed Conway's Stuff Matters, available here: https://podfollow.com/stuff-matters To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales