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Neerja Bhanot (7 September 1963 – 5 September 1986) [1][2] 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.
Feb 16, 2016 · Her bravery in the face of certain death has left many stunned till date, 30 years after the fateful Pan Am Flight 73 hijack. Two days before her 23rd birthday, Neerja boarded the flight which changed the trajectory of her life and made her a hero whom the world has not been able to forget yet.
Mar 30, 2016 · Neerja Bhanot was fatally injured in the hijack When the lights did go out, all the flight attendants and passengers were in the middle section of the cabin, several seated on the ground in the...
Jan 12, 2018 · WASHINGTON: The US Federal Bureau of Investigations on Thursday released age-progressed photographs of four alleged hijackers charged with the 1986 hijack of Pan Am Flight 73 that killed 20 people, including Indian flight attendant Neerja Bhanot.
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.
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...
Feb 19, 2016 · That’s how India remembers Neerja Bhanot, the 22-year-old air hostess, who saved lives of around 360 passengers before being gunned down by terrorists just 25 hours before her 23rd birthday.
