Who was Neerja Bhanot, 22-yr-old flight attendant who saved 359 lives in 1986 plane hijack?

Neerja Bhanot was a 22-year-old senior flight purser on Pan Am Flight 73, which was hijacked by four terrorists in Karachi on September 5, 1986. She saved 359 lives by helping passengers escape by opening emergency exits and hiding American nationals' passports. When the terrorists opened fire, Neerja died while shielding three children. She was posthumously awarded Ashoka Chakra.