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Hijacked: Flight 73

(TANNOY BINGS) "Can Michael John Thexton please make his wayto the front of the plane." I...

(TANNOY BINGS) "Can Michael John Thexton please make his way
to the front of the plane." I think I was... numb
hearing my name

Full Transcript

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(TANNOY BINGS)
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"Can Michael John Thexton
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please make his way to the front of the plane."
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I think I was... numb hearing my name.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
111
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:28
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 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
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...