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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 beloved airline’s existence. I’d like to recommend a new...

On September 5, 1986, Pan Am flight 73 took off from (what was then called) Sahar International airport in Mumbai. The New York-bound flight that was to fly via Karachi and Frankfurt had 360 passengers and 19 crew members on board. Neerja Bhanot was...

When faced with difficult situations in life, we are left with two choices – one is to show the back and flee and the other is to face it and combat. This applies to all of us, but very few are able to stand it and fewer are able to look straight in...

As “Neerja: Fear gave her courage” is all set to hit the theaters on 19th Feb, it takes us back to that fateful day when a valiant young lady, Neerja Bhanot, sacrificed her life in the bid to save 360 Pan Am passengers. She was just 23 when she thought...

Neerja, the film, is a biographical account of the PanAm air hostess, Neerja Bhanot. However, the disclaimer at the beginning of the film says it is not exactly so. To make this film would be a tricky challenge since Neerja’s image has become larger...