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Name: Flight Into Fear
Rating: 3 (3 reviews)
Author: Devi Sharan

Captain Devi Sharan’s routine IC 814 flight from Kathmandu to Delhi turned into a nightmare when five gunmen hijacked the aircraft, forcing 188 passengers and crew into a harrowing eight‑day ordeal. The book chronicles the tense, life‑threatening journey as the aircraft was diverted to Amritsar, Lahore, Dubai, and finally Kandahar, where the passengers were subjected to violence, deprivation, and the relentless fear of death. It offers an intimate look at the courage required to lead under extreme duress and the fragile thread of hope that wavered amid the crisis.

First publish date: 2000

Genre: Memoir/Professional Memoir

Authors: Devi Sharan

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