‘Don’t Want Him To Get Flashbacks’: Smit Machchhar’s Wife Says They Haven’t Spoken About Flydubai Incident Yet | Exclusive

News18 - Oct 2, 2026

“We want him to recover. I'm sure once he is in the right space to talk, he will share the incident with everyone,” said Sonal, wife of Captain Smit Machchhar

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