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Hijacked: Flight 73

My fear was, "How long will wejust communicate with them without knowing what isthe next...

My fear was, "How long will we
just communicate with them without knowing what is
the next thing we want to do?" So I went to see the state governor, who was at the airport

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My fear was, "How long will we just communicate with them
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without knowing what is the next thing we want to do?"
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So I went to see the state governor,
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who was at the airport.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:40
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 went to ask him to tell me what is plan B? - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
I went to ask him to tell me what is plan B?
I was told, "I'm sorry, you can't speak to the governor just now. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
I was told, "I'm sorry, you can't speak to th...
He's having his lunch." - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:10
He's having his lunch."
Right in the tail of the aeroplane is the aircraft power unit. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
Right in the tail of the aeroplane is the aircraft power uni...
And that unit supplies electrical power - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:11
And that unit supplies electrical power
The APU is designed to run for maybe two hours, three hours. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
The APU is designed to run for maybe two hours, three hours.
It's not designed to run for 15 hours or 16 hours. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
It's not designed to run for 15 hours or 16 hours.
If the APU fails, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:11
If the APU fails,
I said, "We need to have a ground power unit connected - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:16
I said, "We need to have a ground power unit connected
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...