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Neerja Bhanot (7 September 1963 – 5 September 1986) was an Indian flight purser. On 5 September 1986, she saved a large number of passengers onboard Pan Am Flight 73, which had been hijacked by four terrorists from the Abu Nidal Organization after it made a stopover at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. Around 17 hours into ...
Sep 2, 2021 · Neerja Bhanot was a 22-year-old Indian model and flight attendant who bravely helped passengers escape from a hijacked Pan Am plane in 1986. She was shot and killed while shielding three children from the terrorists, and became a national hero and a symbol of courage.
Sep 5, 2023 · On a day when India is celebrating Teachers' Day, it is important to remember the sacrifice made by Neerja Bhanot, a flight purser, who was killed on September 5, 1986, during the hijack of Pan...
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Feb 16, 2016 · This is Neerja Bhanot's last flight announcement. Knowing what ensued just a few hours after this announcement, one is bound to deal with a plethora of emotions on listening to Bhanot's voice. The senior purser on Pan Am Flight 73, Neerja, was shot dead. She never made it out of the aircraft alive.
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Dec 19, 2015 · Neerja Bhanot was a Pan Am flight attendant who was killed while shielding children from terrorists during a hijacking in Karachi in 1986. She was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra and the Tamgha-e-Insaniyat for her bravery and kindness.
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Mar 30, 2016 · Fellow attendant Sunshine Vesuwala saw one of the hijackers grab a colleague, Neerja Bhanot, and put a gun to her head. And then another militant, his AK-47 and grenades in clear view,...
Sep 5, 2017 · In case you are still unaware about her, here are a few things you must know about Neerja Bhanot: 1. Neerja was born to Harish and Rama Bhanot on September 7, 1962, in Chandigarh. After her demise, father Harish Bhanot, who was a journalist in his days, remembered in an article how Neerja was a miracle baby:
