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Hijacked: Flight 73

I am trying to restore the lights." Please stay quiet and do not move

I am trying to restore the lights." Please stay quiet and do not move

Full Transcript

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I am trying to restore the lights."
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Please stay quiet and do not move.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
54
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:56
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.
When I got there, the airplane was in total darkness. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
When I got there, the airplane was in total darkness.
I said, "Let's put the tarmac lights on - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:13
I said, "Let's put the tarmac lights on
An older lady leaned forward to me and very quietly said... - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
An older lady leaned forward to me and very quietly said...
..."They're going to kill us now, aren't they?" - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:10
..."They're going to kill us now, aren't they...
Everybody was bracing themselves - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
Everybody was bracing themselves
(EXHALES) - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:11
(EXHALES)
My brother, he told me, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:09
My brother, he told me,
I needed to convince Safarini - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
I needed to convince Safarini
(GUNFIRE AND SCREAMING) - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:13
(GUNFIRE AND SCREAMING)
Cos... I didn't know what was happening. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
Cos... I didn't know what was happening.
And I felt gun shells hitting my arm. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
And I felt gun shells hitting my arm.
I looked up and that's when I saw - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:09
I looked up and that's when I saw
(GUNFIRE AND SCREAMING) - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
(GUNFIRE AND SCREAMING)
It was like mass howling. It was unearthly. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
It was like mass howling. It was unearthly.
(GUNFIRE AND SCREAMING)..I saw him throwing the hand grenade on us. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
(GUNFIRE AND SCREAMING)..I saw him throwing the hand grenade...
And the hand grenades they threw on our feet. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
And the hand grenades they threw on our feet.
My leg and his leg, we were all, like, you know, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
My leg and his leg, we were all, like, you know,
(EXPLOSION AND GUNFIRE) I thought, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:13
(EXPLOSION AND GUNFIRE) I thought,
...co-worker, the Pan Am maintenance man, Kharas... - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
...co-worker, the Pan Am maintenance man, Kharas...
(GUNFIRE AND SCREAMING) Someone started climbing over me - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
(GUNFIRE AND SCREAMING) Someone started climbing over me