The Resume

(September 7, 1963-September 5, 1986)
Born in Chandigarh, India
Died in Karachi, Pakistan
Pan Am flight stewardess based in Bombay, India
Killed when terrorists hijacked U.S.-bound Pan Am Flight 73 (September 5, 1986)
Posthumous recipient of India's Ashoka Chakra, Pakistan's Tamgha-e-Insaniyat and U.S.A.'s Justices for Crimes Award

Why she might be annoying:

In 1985, she wed in an arranged ceremony.
The marriage lasted just 2 months, dissolving due to dowry issues.
A stamp was created in her honor (2004).

Why she might not be annoying:

The flight was grounded in Karachi after the pilot, first officer and flight engineer abandoned the plane, leaving Neerja to take control during the hijacking.
To calm frightened passengers during the 17-hour ordeal, she continued serving coffee and cookies, with a smile.
When the auxiliary power went out, she helped many passengers and crew escape through a chute as terrorists began randomly shooting.
She was killed shielding three children from the hail of gunfire.
She died just 2 days before her birthday.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 10]
• Flight Attendants
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 22)
• I Died in 1986 (Ranked: 22)
• I Married in 1985
• I Took a Bullet
• I was Murdered
• Our Marriage Didn't Make It To Our First Anniversary
• Profiles 28001-28250 (Ranked: 28169)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 34 Votes: 94.12% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 36 Votes: 47.22% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 17.65% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 83 Votes: 43.37% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 291 Votes: 64.26% Annoying