The hijackers, who were part of the Abu Nidal Organization had intended on flying the plane to Israel and crashing it into a building. From a total of 41 American passengers, 2 were killed. She protected the Americans on board, who were targeted by the hijackers by hiding their passports. Soon, the cockpit crew escaped through the cockpit’s emergency hatch.įor 17 hours, Neerja and other members of the crew did their best to take care of the passengers and calm them down. Sensing danger, she conveyed the “hijack code” over the intercom to the flight’s cockpit crew. When the terrorists had boarded her flight in Karachi, they grabbed Neerja, who was at the entrance to welcome the passengers, by her hair. Through Bhanot’s quick action the majority of the passengers were able to escape unharmed. Terrorists had boarded the plane, and wanted to use American passengers as leverage. She bravely gave up her life in order to help save the lives of 340 passengers aboard Pan Am Flight 73. Neerja Bhanot is a name of a hero in this story. Unfortunately, the flight was hijacked while it was parked on the tarmac at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. The flight was carrying, among members of other nationalities, Indians, Germans, Americans, and Pakistanis. It had arrived from Mumbai and would have departed for Frankfurt and then to New York City. On the morning of September 5, 1986, Pan Am Flight 73 landed in Karachi. Inside a Hijack: The Story Of Neerja Bhanot
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