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Hijacked: Flight 73

If they were white Americans, I just dropped their passportsinto their laps

If they were white Americans, I just dropped their passports
into their laps

Full Transcript

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If they were white Americans,
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I just dropped their passports into their laps.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
143
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:42
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 managed to drop quite a few that way. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
I managed to drop quite a few that way.
I heard, "Sunshine, come up front. Come back, come back." - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
I heard, "Sunshine, come up front. Come back, come back...
I wanted to try and hide the passports. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
I wanted to try and hide the passports.
I knew there was a risk. I knew the way he was standing, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:13
I knew there was a risk. I knew the way he was standing,
I said, "These are all Indian Americas, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
I said, "These are all Indian Americas,
He said, "Who are these white people on the plane?" - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:10
He said, "Who are these white people on the plane?"...
You know, some were British, some Italian, there were Canadians. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
You know, some were British, some Italian, there were Canadi...
His frustration was building up - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:13
His frustration was building up
(TANNOY BINGS) - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:12
(TANNOY BINGS)
I was trying to convince myself that there was some innocent explanation - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
I was trying to convince myself that there was some innocent...
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