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Hijacked: Flight 73

The 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi is a tale of terror, tragedy, and bravery, largely due to the actions of a group of flight attendants and a Pan Am employee who risked his life in negotiations.

Director

Ben Anthony

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Genre

documentary, drama

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Blast! Films,Sky Original Productions

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https://www.sky.com/tv-guide/20230430/4101-1/121/E470-f5

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The following programme contains
distressing scenes. - Hijacked: Flight 73

The following programme contains distressing scenes.

Criminal case 19504, - Hijacked: Flight 73

Criminal case 19504,

(GAVEL BANGS)
Welcome to
the United States District Court. - Hijacked: Flight 73

(GAVEL BANGS) Welcome to the United States District Court.

I invite anyone who would like to
speak to the court today to do so. - Hijacked: Flight 73

I invite anyone who would like to speak to the court today t...

Reports coming in on the apparent
hijacking of a Pan American 747. - Hijacked: Flight 73

Reports coming in on the apparent hijacking of a Pan America...

(SIREN WAILS) - Hijacked: Flight 73

(SCREAMING) - Hijacked: Flight 73

(BELL RINGS) - Hijacked: Flight 73

(EXPLOSION) - Hijacked: Flight 73

Palestine is a battlefield
and it is our land. - Hijacked: Flight 73

Palestine is a battlefield and it is our land.

(GUNFIRE) - Hijacked: Flight 73

(ALL CHANT) - Hijacked: Flight 73

And, of course, Libya has a finger
in most terrorist pies. - Hijacked: Flight 73

And, of course, Libya has a finger in most terrorist pies.

My fellow Americans,
at seven o'clock this evening, - Hijacked: Flight 73

My fellow Americans, at seven o'clock this evening,

The raid on Colonel Gaddafi's
headquarters in Tripoli - Hijacked: Flight 73

The raid on Colonel Gaddafi's headquarters in Tripoli

Karachi was just to pick up
passengers, drop off people - Hijacked: Flight 73

Karachi was just to pick up passengers, drop off people

I had a couple of friends
hiking with me in Pakistan. - Hijacked: Flight 73

I had a couple of friends hiking with me in Pakistan.

We had walked up
to Broad Peak base camp, - Hijacked: Flight 73

We had walked up to Broad Peak base camp,

And I felt exhausted
at the end of all of that. - Hijacked: Flight 73

And I felt exhausted at the end of all of that.

In the Pan Am office, a woman said, - Hijacked: Flight 73

In the Pan Am office, a woman said,

And I thought, "This is fantastic." - Hijacked: Flight 73

And I thought, "This is fantastic."

I made my parents
buy me a ticket to India - Hijacked: Flight 73

I made my parents buy me a ticket to India

It was a great summer.
But you wanna get back home. - Hijacked: Flight 73

It was a great summer. But you wanna get back home.

I really had to persuade my mom
to send me. - Hijacked: Flight 73

I really had to persuade my mom to send me.

I'm her only child. I told her, - Hijacked: Flight 73

I'm her only child. I told her,

I finished my masters
and she finished her education - Hijacked: Flight 73

I finished my masters and she finished her education

We were sitting in the aisle seat
in the middle in economy class. - Hijacked: Flight 73

We were sitting in the aisle seat in the middle in economy c...

My sister Sana and my brother Imran.
Three of us. - Hijacked: Flight 73

My sister Sana and my brother Imran. Three of us.

I was 24? I was born in '62, so... - Hijacked: Flight 73

I was 24? I was born in '62, so...

(PIANO MUSIC PLAYS QUIETLY) - Hijacked: Flight 73

(PIANO MUSIC PLAYS QUIETLY)

Move or we will kill!
(GUNFIRE) - Hijacked: Flight 73

Move or we will kill! (GUNFIRE)

And saw the security guy
holding onto a passenger. - Hijacked: Flight 73

And saw the security guy holding onto a passenger.

(WOMAN SCREAMS)
My first thought was - Hijacked: Flight 73

(WOMAN SCREAMS) My first thought was

Down! Everyone sit down! - Hijacked: Flight 73

Down! Everyone sit down!

I saw a man struggling
with one of the flight attendants - Hijacked: Flight 73

I saw a man struggling with one of the flight attendants

I just stared at him and thought,
"That's a man with a gun." - Hijacked: Flight 73

I just stared at him and thought, "That's a man wi...

Behind me, in the front doorway, - Hijacked: Flight 73

Behind me, in the front doorway,

I thought that he was on my side.
You have been hijacked! - Hijacked: Flight 73

I thought that he was on my side. You have been hijacked!

There were four of them on board.
Two guys came from the front. - Hijacked: Flight 73

There were four of them on board. Two guys came from the fro...

They were wearing blue uniforms,
light-blue uniforms. - Hijacked: Flight 73

They were wearing blue uniforms, light-blue uniforms.

They look like safety guys. They are
the policemen. What's happening? - Hijacked: Flight 73

They look like safety guys. They are the policemen. What...

I saw a man shouting, "Hands up!" - Hijacked: Flight 73

I saw a man shouting, "Hands up!"

Up!
We saw, like, the hand grenade. - Hijacked: Flight 73

Up! We saw, like, the hand grenade.

And that was the point
when you just freeze. - Hijacked: Flight 73

And that was the point when you just freeze.

Don't look at me! Higher! Up! Up! - Hijacked: Flight 73

Don't look at me! Higher! Up! Up!

The young hijacker,
he looked into my eyes. - Hijacked: Flight 73

The young hijacker, he looked into my eyes.

It's very hard for me to forget. - Hijacked: Flight 73

It's very hard for me to forget.

And he was a bit harsh, you know.
A bit harsh? - Hijacked: Flight 73

And he was a bit harsh, you know. A bit harsh?

Hijack!
Anyone move and they get hurt! - Hijacked: Flight 73

Hijack! Anyone move and they get hurt!

My 11-year-old brain - Hijacked: Flight 73

My 11-year-old brain

"Ah, it's just another drill.
It's a hijack drill." - Hijacked: Flight 73

"Ah, it's just another drill. It's a hijack d...

I dialled the emergency number
for the cockpit. - Hijacked: Flight 73

I dialled the emergency number for the cockpit.

On this 747, the cockpit crew
is on the upper deck. - Hijacked: Flight 73

On this 747, the cockpit crew is on the upper deck.

So they would not be able to see
what was happening in the main deck. - Hijacked: Flight 73

So they would not be able to see what was happening in the m...

My flight engineer,
he came right back in the cockpit - Hijacked: Flight 73

My flight engineer, he came right back in the cockpit

(TANNOY BINGS) - Hijacked: Flight 73

"Ladies and gentlemen,
the group responsible apologise - Hijacked: Flight 73

"Ladies and gentlemen, the group responsible apologise

But if you make any sudden movement,
you will be shot." - Hijacked: Flight 73

But if you make any sudden movement, you will be shot."

When I saw that the ad for Pan Am
said they were hiring - Hijacked: Flight 73

When I saw that the ad for Pan Am said they were hiring

Pan Am was an international carrier.
It kind of made history. - Hijacked: Flight 73

Pan Am was an international carrier. It kind of made history...

There were 10,000 applications. - Hijacked: Flight 73

There were 10,000 applications.

They'd only ever had
flight attendants from the US. - Hijacked: Flight 73

They'd only ever had flight attendants from the US.

I was born in Bombay. I always
wanted to be a flight attendant. - Hijacked: Flight 73

I was born in Bombay. I always wanted to be a flight attenda...

Anywhere in the world you went,
there's two names people knew. - Hijacked: Flight 73

Anywhere in the world you went, there's two names peopl...

'More style,
more luxury in the sky.' - Hijacked: Flight 73

'More style, more luxury in the sky.'

So prestigious,
you want to give it your best. - Hijacked: Flight 73

So prestigious, you want to give it your best.

We were a young bunch of
enthusiastic, excited young people. - Hijacked: Flight 73

We were a young bunch of enthusiastic, excited young people.

It was about two and a half months - Hijacked: Flight 73

It was about two and a half months

It sounded to me as if this was
the leader of the terrorists. - Hijacked: Flight 73

It sounded to me as if this was the leader of the terrorists...

He was the real deal.
Quick! Come! Where are the pilots? - Hijacked: Flight 73

He was the real deal. Quick! Come! Where are the pilots?

'An aircraft on the ground,
effectively immobilised, - Hijacked: Flight 73

'An aircraft on the ground, effectively immobilised,

'Your possibilities for survival
are greatly reduced - Hijacked: Flight 73

'Your possibilities for survival are greatly reduced

'Remember to keep the hijacker
out of the cockpit if possible.' - Hijacked: Flight 73

'Remember to keep the hijacker out of the cockpit if po...

(MUFFLED SHOUTING) - Hijacked: Flight 73

(MUFFLED SHOUTING)

'In security training,
crew members have been told - Hijacked: Flight 73

'In security training, crew members have been told

He was in shock.
Like, "Now what do I do?" - Hijacked: Flight 73

He was in shock. Like, "Now what do I do?"

I'm not the captain,
I can't fly a plane, so no. - Hijacked: Flight 73

I'm not the captain, I can't fly a plane, so no.

Your knowledge of past hijackings, - Hijacked: Flight 73

Your knowledge of past hijackings,

The cockpit crew had left
and I knew how they would have - Hijacked: Flight 73

The cockpit crew had left and I knew how they would have

I felt deserted, - Hijacked: Flight 73

I felt deserted,

(SPEAKS ARABIC) - Hijacked: Flight 73

(SPEAKS ARABIC)

You don't know what's gonna happen,
what's next. - Hijacked: Flight 73

You don't know what's gonna happen, what's ne...

Everybody get up. Out of your seats.
Move! - Hijacked: Flight 73

Everybody get up. Out of your seats. Move!

'Obviously, it is not possible
to plan a specific course of action - Hijacked: Flight 73

'Obviously, it is not possible to plan a specific cours...

'Each situation is unique - Hijacked: Flight 73

'Each situation is unique

People were crowding.
There was no room to move. - Hijacked: Flight 73

People were crowding. There was no room to move.

(GUN COCKS) - Hijacked: Flight 73

People outside couldn't see in,
we couldn't see out. - Hijacked: Flight 73

People outside couldn't see in, we couldn't see ou...

That sort of discomfort with extreme
fear, it really gets to you. - Hijacked: Flight 73

That sort of discomfort with extreme fear, it really gets to...

(CHILDREN CRY) - Hijacked: Flight 73

Hijacked: Flight 73 poster

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The 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi is a tale of terror, tragedy, and bravery, largely due to the actions of a group of flight attendants and a Pan Am employee who risked his life in negotiations.

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Director: Ben Anthony

Writer: N/A

Production: Blast! Films,Sky Original Productions

Genre: documentary, drama

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 29 Apr 2023

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.sky.com/tv-guide/20230430/4101-1/121/E470-f5