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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 Palestinian terrorists from the Abu Nidal Organization after it made a stopover at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. Around 17 ...
Sep 2, 2021 · Updated February 23, 2024. When hijackers took Pan Am Flight 73 hostage in September 1986, Neerja Bhanot bravely helped passengers escape and was ultimately killed while shielding three children from a hail of bullets. Neerja Bhanot was working as a senior flight attendant for Pan American World Airways when tragedy struck on the morning of ...
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...
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...
Apr 6, 2021 · During the September 1986 hijacking of Pan Am flight 73, flight attendant Neerja Bhanot gathered American passports and hid them in order to protect the passengers, and single-handedly...
Oct 19, 2022 · Published Oct 19, 2022. One of the first flight attendants to become a true hero. Photo: Kambui via Wikimedia Commons. Neerja Bhanot started working as a flight attendant with Pan Am in 1985. She had previously worked as a model and while welcoming the new opportunity, continued to do so during her time at Pan Am.
Aug 13, 2023 · Neerja Bhanot was posthumously honoured with India's highest peacetime award for bravery, the Ashok Chakra, for her selfless act of courage. The incident unfolded on September 5, 1986, during a...
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