7.The Negotiator

When Canjet flight 918 was hijacked in 2009, the bravery of flight attendants Santizo Arriola and Nicole Foren made them national heroes. Arriola convinced the hijackers to release all 159 passengers, keeping only the crew and a security contractor back as hostages. She also prevented the hijacker from incapacitating the remaining male hostages, persuading him that antacids were, in fact, sedatives. When the police came to storm the aircraft, Foren took the opportunity to seize the hijacker’s gun, which was being held to her head. It was an act of bravery that saved them all.

8.The Baby

Carol Miller, an attendant for First Choice, not only delivered a baby prematurely at 40,000ft, but also performed CPR on the infant to keep him alive. Thinking on her feet, Miller used a drinking straw to inflate baby Alfie’s lungs, then performed rescue breaths and heart massage for half an hour, saving his life. Thanks to Miller, baby Alfie is now a healthy child with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner named after him.

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