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Hijacked: Flight 73

The way it was set up was they would callthe operations office of Pan Am

The way it was set up was they would call
the operations office of Pan Am

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The way it was set up was
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they would call the operations office of Pan Am.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
56
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:07
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.
(RADIO CRACKLES) "Pan Am flight 73." - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
(RADIO CRACKLES) "Pan Am flight 73."
He wanted to speak with somebody in Arabic. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
He wanted to speak with somebody in Arabic.
So eventually, somebody said that, "OK, we found a gentleman - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:20
So eventually, somebody said that, "OK, we found a gent...
By that time, a government official was already in my operations office. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
By that time, a government official was already in my operat...
Now I'm not able to speak to him, I don't know what he's saying. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
Now I'm not able to speak to him, I don't know wha...
That was the most defeating thing for me. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
That was the most defeating thing for me.
At that point, of course, we still didn't know - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:12
At that point, of course, we still didn't know
It must mean that they are one of the professional Middle East gangs. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
It must mean that they are one of the professional Middle Ea...
Possibly the Abu Nidal gang. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
Possibly the Abu Nidal gang.
Pan Am 73 in September of 1986, it's not a one-off event. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
Pan Am 73 in September of 1986, it's not a one-off even...
Libya has a finger in most terrorist pies in one way or another. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
Libya has a finger in most terrorist pies in one way or anot...
Reagan and Gaddafi had been confronting each other. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
Reagan and Gaddafi had been confronting each other.
Gaddafi wanted to be the leader - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
Gaddafi wanted to be the leader
This mad dog of the Middle East has a... - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
This mad dog of the Middle East has a...
Reagan purposely tried to compare Gaddafi to a dog, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:10
Reagan purposely tried to compare Gaddafi to a dog,
The game kept getting raised up, up, up and up. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
The game kept getting raised up, up, up and up.
At Vienna Airport, three men threw four hand grenades, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
At Vienna Airport, three men threw four hand grenades,
Libya was behind the attack at the Rome and Vienna Airports. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
Libya was behind the attack at the Rome and Vienna Airports.
The wreckage of a night club in Berlin, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
The wreckage of a night club in Berlin,
It was proven that Libya was behind - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
It was proven that Libya was behind