Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Saturday visited Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who was injured during the flydubai flight FZ1073 incident, at a hospital and praised his courage.

"During a visit to Captain Smit Machchhar… the flydubai pilot who embodied the highest degrees of courage, responsibility, and care for human life. From us, and from the leadership of the nation, he has our full appreciation and praise. We are proud that he is part of our team… part of the story of our nation… and part of what the UAE stands for… a nation of compassion… a nation of peace… and a nation of life," Hamdan bin Mohammed, who is also the UAE's Minister of Defence and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, wrote on X after the meeting.