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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.
Sep 2, 2021 · Flight attendant Neerja Bhanot was killed while shielding three children from gunfire during the Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking on September 5, 1986. Neerja Bhanot was posthumously awarded medals of bravery from India, Pakistan, and the United States.
Feb 22, 2016 · Before she stood up to a gang of hijackers on a Pan American World Airways flight, Neerja Bhanot’s major act of courage was to walk out of her marriage. Click on for rare photos from her modelling career and grad school. (Text: Alaka Sahani; Image: Courtesy the Bhanot family) Read her full story here. 2 / 18.
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Dec 19, 2015 · Neerja Bhanot, a flight attendant, saved the lives of 360 passengers and was killed while shielding children from terrorist fire. She was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra. Here's her story of amazing grit and valour.
Sep 5, 2023 · Her story inspired a generation and led to changes in aviation security procedures worldwide. Her family established the Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust to honour her memory and support acts of...
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Sep 5, 2017 · The story of the young Indian flight attendant who laid down her life to save that of 359 others have been told to death. Last year, Bollywood even came out with a film that won Sonam Kapoor her first National Award for portraying Neerja on-screen.
Feb 22, 2016 · Pan Am survivor reveals the TRUE story of Neerja Bhanot's final flight! Sonam Kapoor's Neerja, the film based on the bravery of Pan Am flight attendant Neerja Bhanot who saved the lives of...
