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Hijacked: Flight 73

I was trying to convince myself thatthere was some innocent explanation and maybe they...

I was trying to convince myself that
there was some innocent explanation and maybe they were gonna
let me off the plane

Full Transcript

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I was trying to convince myself that there was some innocent explanation
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and maybe they were gonna let me off the plane.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
118
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:45
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.
Erm... but... I kept coming back to the fact - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:09
Erm... but... I kept coming back to the fact
And it is not really possible to describe in words how that feels. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
And it is not really possible to describe in words how that ...
The State Department in Washington is following closely - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
The State Department in Washington is following closely
Four Arabic-speaking gunmen demanded to be flown to Cyprus. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
Four Arabic-speaking gunmen demanded to be flown to Cyprus.
The hijackers, dressed as security guards, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
The hijackers, dressed as security guards,
They're known to have automatic weapons with them - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
They're known to have automatic weapons with them
I felt... absolutely desperate. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
I felt... absolutely desperate.
And I said, "My parents have no-one else. Please don't hurt me." - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:13
And I said, "My parents have no-one else. Please don�...
But he just waved a hand as if to say, "I haven't got time for that." - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
But he just waved a hand as if to say, "I haven't ...
He was the doctor on an expedition to K2 - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:13
He was the doctor on an expedition to K2
In 1986, I'd taken the summer off to go on a mountaineering expedition - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
In 1986, I'd taken the summer off to go on a mountainee...
I wanted to... I wanted to see where he died and say goodbye. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
I wanted to... I wanted to see where he died and say goodbye...
I was absolutely convinced that I was gonna die. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
I was absolutely convinced that I was gonna die.
The main thing I thought about in that moment - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
The main thing I thought about in that moment
I thought about... what they had gone through, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
I thought about... what they had gone through,
I just felt so sad - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:10
I just felt so sad
I whispered to one of the flight attendants, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:09
I whispered to one of the flight attendants,
(DOOR OPENS) - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
(DOOR OPENS)
Safarini stood one of the flight attendants in that crack of daylight - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:13
Safarini stood one of the flight attendants in that crack of...
Safarini used Mike Thexton as a prod to Viraf. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
Safarini used Mike Thexton as a prod to Viraf.