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Hijacked: Flight 73

At that point, I think I made one of the toughest decisionsof my life

At that point, I think I made one of the toughest decisions
of my life

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At that point, I think I made
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one of the toughest decisions of my life.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
51
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:08
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, drama
Production
Blast! Films,Sky Original Productions

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Movie Summary

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.
I told him about one of my staff, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:17
I told him about one of my staff,
At least now he will be appeased - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:12
At least now he will be appeased
Flight 73. Flight 73, I can hear you. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
Flight 73. Flight 73, I can hear you.
The way it was set up was - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
The way it was set up was
(RADIO CRACKLES) "Pan Am flight 73." - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
(RADIO CRACKLES) "Pan Am flight 73."
He wanted to speak with somebody in Arabic. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
He wanted to speak with somebody in Arabic.
So eventually, somebody said that, "OK, we found a gentleman - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:20
So eventually, somebody said that, "OK, we found a gent...
By that time, a government official was already in my operations office. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
By that time, a government official was already in my operat...
Now I'm not able to speak to him, I don't know what he's saying. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
Now I'm not able to speak to him, I don't know wha...
That was the most defeating thing for me. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
That was the most defeating thing for me.
At that point, of course, we still didn't know - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:12
At that point, of course, we still didn't know
It must mean that they are one of the professional Middle East gangs. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
It must mean that they are one of the professional Middle Ea...
Possibly the Abu Nidal gang. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
Possibly the Abu Nidal gang.
Pan Am 73 in September of 1986, it's not a one-off event. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
Pan Am 73 in September of 1986, it's not a one-off even...
Libya has a finger in most terrorist pies in one way or another. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
Libya has a finger in most terrorist pies in one way or anot...
Reagan and Gaddafi had been confronting each other. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
Reagan and Gaddafi had been confronting each other.
Gaddafi wanted to be the leader - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
Gaddafi wanted to be the leader
This mad dog of the Middle East has a... - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
This mad dog of the Middle East has a...
Reagan purposely tried to compare Gaddafi to a dog, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:10
Reagan purposely tried to compare Gaddafi to a dog,
The game kept getting raised up, up, up and up. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
The game kept getting raised up, up, up and up.