This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. The couple grabbed their daughters and ran to the exit, only to find themselves on a wing, 18 feet above the ground, without an escape chute. . The two girls narrowly escaped a deadly fusillade.
NOVA | Transcripts | The Deadliest Plane Crash | PBS (Karen T. Borchers/Mercury News). We take you down the emotional journey "Neerja was standing right next to the exit.
Neerja's Crew Members Think the Film is More Fiction Than Reality When her dead body arrived in Mumbai, she looked fresh and beautiful because all her wounds were on her back.Had there been a VIP or a minister on our plane; all the lives would have been saved. "My mother died while shielding and protecting me. December 12, 2002 - The government files a notice of its intent to seek the death penalty against defendant Safarini, as well as a legal brief in response to defendant Safarini's motion seeking to bar the availability of the death penalty in this case. Thirty-five students studying abroad with Syracuse University were struck down from the sky on Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21, 1988, along with 224 other passengers and eleven Lockerbie residents, victims of a terrorist bombing. Survivors condemn hijacker in Pan Am massacre . Defendant Safarini will be held in prison pending trial. For her part, Gargi firmly rejects the notion that she is trying to put herself ahead of any other victim. Philadelphia, flight attendant.
Victims' families remember the crash of Pan-American Flight - WAFB Read about our approach to external linking. Sherene saw that mechanic Meherjee had been killed. After being rushed to the hospital by two Pakistani men at the airport, Gargi Dav slipped into a coma. They also shed light on the last few hours of Neerja Bhanot, their colleague who died in the attack and is the subject of the new film. Even after 30 years, he breaks down at the memory. New Images Released in 1986 Hijacking Case. Fellow attendant Sunshine Vesuwala saw one of the hijackers grab a colleague, Neerja Bhanot, and put a gun to her head. At the conclusion of the proceeding, Judge Sullivan sentenced the defendant to three consecutive life terms plus 25 years, for a total of 160 years. September 28, 2001 - Zaid Hassan Abd Latif Safarini, one of the men convicted in Pakistan for his role in the hijacking of Pan Am flight 73, is captured by the FBI shortly after he was released from jail by Pakistan. He stopped me from writing. I thought we were going to die, George said. The Abu Nidal Organisation (ANO) is a Palestinian militant group, now considered largely inactive. We found a few people but not all. Nearly 361 passengers, ground crew and 13 flight attendants spent 16 . The survivors of the Pan Am 73 hijacked flight say that 'Neerja' unfairly depicts only one side of the story.
New Images Released in 1986 Hijacking Case FBI November 7, 2001 - The Court finds that, due to the complexity of the case, it would be unreasonable to expect the parties to prepare for trial within the time limits established by the Speedy Trial Act (usually 70 days). By India Today Web Desk: On this day, exactly 31 years ago, a young flight attendant named Neerja Bhanot boarded Pan Am Flight 73 that would be hijacked on its way to the United States of America. The Indian-born couple had taken their children on a vacation to Bombay and were returning home when the aircraft was commandeered. I noticed that the evacuation hatch on the ceiling of the cockpit was open, but I pretended not to. The Pan Am 73 terrorist attack killed 20 passengers and crew and severely injured more than 100 of the 380 persons on board. When the lights did go out, all the flight attendants and passengers were in the middle section of the cabin, several seated on the ground in the aisles and near the doors. Meanwhile, inside the plane, 29-year-old American passenger Rajesh Kumar was pulled out of his seat and made to kneel in front of one of the open doors, with a gun to his head.
1988 - Five men are convicted in Pakistan for their roles in the hijacking. Interim status hearing dates were set for February 18, 2004, and April 14, 2004.
March 27, 1977: The Worst Air Disaster Ever | WIRED A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. In a sense, hers is an utterly American stance. One of those survivors was Purser Thirty-two years later, Trahan, now 33, is a wife and mother who has learned to cope with unbelievable loss. They let out a war cry," says Sunshine, "and began firing into the crowd. WILLIAMS, Norman; RO Palos Verdes, Calif. BRAGG, Robert, Howard Beach, N. Y., first officer, DONOVAN, Susanne, Harrisburg, Pa., flight attendant, GRUBBS, Victor, Centerport, L.I., captain, JACKSON, Joan, Nashville. A survivor of 1986 Pan Am hijack, Murthy shuddered as the dreadful moment flashed before his eyes. Members Only. Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact the FBI or submit a tip at https://tips.fbi.gov. See a Message on the 25th Anniversary of the Hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73. Mike Thexton, a passenger on the plane, describes the act in his book What Happened to The Hippy Man? Somehow I managed to escape from the aircraft. Documents on this page are presented in Portable Document Format (PDF) and a PDF reader is required for viewing. He said images of the suspects obtained by the FBI in the year 2000 were age-progressed by the FBI Laboratory. The Court will allow the government to file additional briefs on some of the pending legal motions by April 22, 2003, and the attorneys for the defendant will be permitted to file any responding briefs by April 29, 2003. September 12, 2002 - Defendant Safarini is arraigned on the superseding indictment and pleads not guilty to each of the counts. The other hijackers were released from their Pakistani jail in 2008, against the wishes of India and the US. The stench of her blood haunts me even today. He caught me doing that and asked whether I was a journalist. Today, the California sisters, along with several other passengers from Flight 73, are locked in a legal struggle with the law firm that represented them in the battle to win damages from the government of Libya, which funded the hijackers.
'Mama, I'm alive:' An incredible story of survival - Daytona Beach News March 31, 2003 - Defense counsel filed reply briefs concerning motions filed on Feb 10, 2003. I realised I had survived. Tenn., flight attendant, JOHNSON, Caria, New York City, flight attendant, WARNS, Grores, Blairstown, N.J., flight engineer, See the article in its original context from. Also meeting the plane was Harshad Shah, 40, a Los Angeles bank employee, who had waited through the days of fear and uncertainty to learn what had happened to his wife, Raksha; his 65-year-old mother, Jasumati; his son, Pratik, 3, and his daughter, Jignisha, 13. They also want people to know they dearly miss their colleagues Neerja Bhanot and Meherjee Kharas. Her actions led to 359 of the 380 people on-board the plane managing to live through the ordeal. There was a buzz that they had a time bomb on them, which could explode. We put her in the ambulance. Her sister suffered severe damage to her feet when she leapt from the plane. "They had lost patience. Under the U.S. federal claims settlement rules, lawyers are only able to retain 10 percent of any settlements. Also, a sentencing date will be scheduled (probably for some time in the spring of 2004). January 2008 - Pakistan reportedly released from jail the remaining four hijackers who had been convicted in 1988. "I may be biased but I feel that day proved that the flight attendants on board were some of the best in the industry.".
On September 5, 1986, Thexton boarded Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi. PARKER, Isabella, Capistrano Bench, Calif. PENKSTAFF, Mrs. Charles San Diego, Calif. SEACRIST, Katherine, Lthaina.
FBI Releases Age-Progressed Photos of Four Most Wanted Terrorists from 'I still don't know how I cheated death' - The Telegraph Survivors condemn hijacker in Pan Am massacre . Each of the men is on the FBIs Most Wanted Terrorists List.
Survivors condemn hijacker in Pan Am massacre - CNN.com All 259 people on board were killed, and 11 individuals on the ground also died. Two of the six remain in the industry. September 9 - 10, 2003 - The Court postponed the hearing on legal motions that are not related to the death penalty until November 17, 2003, at 10:00 a.m., and scheduled a status conference for October 2, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. October 2, 2003 - A status conference was held before Judge Sullivan and another status conference was scheduled for October 21, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. October 21, 2003 - A status conference was held before Judge Sullivan and another status conference was scheduled for November 12, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. Basically, they would be taking away 90 percent of the money, she said. Like I say, there are many shades of gray here. Neerja Bhanot was the only crew member to be awarded posthumous bravery awards by India and Pakistan, The Pakistani authorities released the leader of the hijackers, Zaid Hassan Abd Latif Safarini, in September 2001, but he was quickly recaptured by the US, Safarini is 12 years into his 160-year sentence in a US prison.
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