Before Smit Machchhar, there was Neerja Bhanot: How 2 Indian aviation heroes put passengers first

Four decades apart, Neerja Bhanot and Captain Smit Machchhar faced life-threatening emergencies on board an aircraft. Bhanot ...
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Hijack and hostage thriller movies: From 'Neerja' to 'Dhurandhar', these films depict stories of plane hijacks.

Recently, on a flydubai flight traveling from Dubai to Israel, a co-pilot attacked the Indian captain, Smit Machhar, with a knife. The aircraft plummeted thousands of feet. Despite bleeding from ...
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Remembering Neerja Bhanot: The heroine who saved 360 lives during a hijacking

New Delhi, September 4 (Daily Kiran) : Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life to save 360 passengers during the hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73, remains an inspiration to many. On September 5, 1986, ...
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In 1986, a Flight Attendant Fought Off 4 Hijackers, Hid Passenger’s Passports to Protect Americans and Died a Hero

Neerja Bhanot’s incredible bravery on Pan Am flight 73 in 1986 earned her international recognition for protecting the lives of her passengers KRAIPIT PHANVUT/AFP via Getty; AP Neerja Bhanot saved ...
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Neerja: a Must-See Movie

I have often written about trauma to the worldwide airline community, and more specifically about the trauma that employees of Pan American World Airways faced during the last 20 years of their ...