How did 22-yr-old flight attendant Neerja Bhanot save 359 lives in 1986 plane hijack?

Neerja Bhanot, a 22-year-old flight attendant, saved 359 lives after Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked on September 5, 1986, by alerting the pilots. This allowed them to escape, preventing terrorists from taking the aircraft's control and forcing it to remain on ground. She helped passengers escape by opening emergency exits and died shielding three children when terrorists opened fire.