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Hijacked: Flight 73

Working on Boeing 707, 747, whether it was electrical,radio, mechanical, you name it,...

working on Boeing 707, 747, whether it was electrical,
radio, mechanical, you name it, physically working on the airplane

Full Transcript

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...working on Boeing 707, 747,
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whether it was electrical, radio, mechanical, you name it,
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physically working on the airplane.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
556
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:14
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.
In 1982, I was made the head of Pan American for Pakistan - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:09
In 1982, I was made the head of Pan American for Pakistan
On that particular day, I was at home. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
On that particular day, I was at home.
They woke me up. I immediately went to the airport. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
They woke me up. I immediately went to the airport.
I must have arrived half an hour after the incident had taken place. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
I must have arrived half an hour after the incident had take...
Nobody knew at that time that they were hijackers or what they want. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
Nobody knew at that time that they were hijackers or what th...
The door opened and one of the crew members... called out... - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
The door opened and one of the crew members... called out...
Please come and talk to us. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
Please come and talk to us.
And there was nothing coming from any of the government officials - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
And there was nothing coming from any of the government offi...
The main hijacker, he wasn't willing to... - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
The main hijacker, he wasn't willing to...
To speak over the megaphone, and I would speak on the megaphone. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
To speak over the megaphone, and I would speak on the megaph...
I thought, "If I don't go out there - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:11
I thought, "If I don't go out there
...because no-one was coming in front of him." - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
...because no-one was coming in front of him."
So I said, "I have to go out and speak to them." - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
So I said, "I have to go out and speak to them."
They didn't say, "Don't do it," or anything like that. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
They didn't say, "Don't do it," or anyth...
They said, "Thank you very much." (CHUCKLES) - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:10
They said, "Thank you very much." (CHUCKLES)
All I know is that they've got off the plane and gone somewhere. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
All I know is that they've got off the plane and gone s...
I was not going to tell him that they were in my office. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
I was not going to tell him that they were in my office.
Because what we would do next would depend upon - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
Because what we would do next would depend upon
(DOOR CLOSES) - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:11
(DOOR CLOSES)
The government official instructed police - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
The government official instructed police