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air hostess neerja Bhanot

honoured by civil aviation Ministry

(Express news service)

chandigarh, sat feb 19 2011 : The Civil Aviation Ministry
today honoured Pan Am air hostess Neerja Bhanot at a
function held at the Ashoka Convention Centre, New Delhi,
to launch the centenary celebrations of civil aviation in India.
Neerja had lost her life while saving passengers of the Pan Am
flight that was hijacked by armed terrorists at Karachi airport.

It was on February 18, 1911, that the first commercial
plane flew in India between Allahabad and Naini. Union
Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs and Civil Aviation Vayalar
Ravi presented a plaque, shawl and citation to Aneesh Bhanot,
brother of Neerja Bhanot.
glossary

centenary - the 100th anniversary of an event
plaque - a piece of metal, stone (with name, date)
given in memory of a person or an event,

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purser - an officer on a flight who takes care of
the passengers

crew - all the people working on a plane

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Dear Grown-ups,
Please leave all the flowers there

And don’t cut down the trees.

We need the trees to make fresh air

And flowers to feed the bees.
Please don’t always use your car

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