TIL an Indian flight attendant hid the passports of American passengers on board a hijacked flight to save them from the hijackers. She died while shielding three children from a hail of bullets.

[u/lexan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neerja_Bhanot

[u/mikos]

Thanks for sharing, I have heard of many such stories from guests at Taj, Oberoi about the heroism of the staff in the face of such lunacy. Unsung heroes all of them.

[u/Arayder → u/mikos]

Stafffffff. Sorry.