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Hijacked: Flight 73

I said, "We need to havea ground power unit connected just in case the aircraft power...

I said, "We need to have
a ground power unit connected just in case the aircraft power unit
shuts down." And he said, "I don't want
any piece of equipment or vehicle near the plane."

Full Transcript

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I said, "We need to have a ground power unit connected
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just in case the aircraft power unit shuts down."
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And he said, "I don't want any piece of equipment
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or vehicle near the plane."
Duration
16 seconds
Views
60
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:03
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.
And I have this late piece of copy that has just been handed to me. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
And I have this late piece of copy that has just been handed...
Pakistani officials are saying that the hijackers - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:13
Pakistani officials are saying that the hijackers
They communicated to him - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:11
They communicated to him
(PHONES RING) - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:12
(PHONES RING)
Phone lines were inundated, non-stop, with people. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
Phone lines were inundated, non-stop, with people.
(DISTANT SIREN WAILS) - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
(DISTANT SIREN WAILS)
(PHONE RINGS) - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
(PHONE RINGS)
And he said, "It appears that Pan Am's plane - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:15
And he said, "It appears that Pan Am's plane
The first reaction is just pure disbelief. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
The first reaction is just pure disbelief.
And then there is this... - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
And then there is this...
400 passengers and cabin attendants are being held at this hour. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
400 passengers and cabin attendants are being held at this h...
The hijackers have shot one passenger, it seems, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:09
The hijackers have shot one passenger, it seems,
Passengers were boarding for a flight to New York, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
Passengers were boarding for a flight to New York,
It is long... Let me finish! It's long-standing Pan Am... - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
It is long... Let me finish! It's long-standing Pan Am....
Everybody was calling me. "Have you heard anything more?" - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:11
Everybody was calling me. "Have you heard anything more...
And they promise that as soon as the crew is provided to them, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
And they promise that as soon as the crew is provided to the...
All these horrific scenes going through your mind - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:09
All these horrific scenes going through your mind
After... Many, many hours... I think seven, eight hours, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
After... Many, many hours... I think seven, eight hours,
For a long time, we didn't have any food or drinks. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
For a long time, we didn't have any food or drinks.
We were well into many hours. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
We were well into many hours.