Hijacking
of the
Beauty
Queens:
Miss Singapore’s
perspective
Question: When would
I had hardly even heard of Albania until I’d won the Miss
Singapore Globe title and was informed that the international
we invite a beauty finals were to be held there. Visit it I did and, having spent two
queen to write an article
and a half weeks there, touring the country and representing
Singapore in the pageant, I was rather eager to return home.
for an aviation security
On 3rd October 2006, I boarded Turkish Airlines flight
TK1476 with Miss Malaysia, Angie Goh, and Miss Philippines,
trade journal? Answer:
Jamie Castillo. We had originally travelled to Tirana together
and, after living with each other during the pageant, we had
When she’s been the forged a strong friendship and were elated to be returning
home on the same flight. Here’s what happened next…
victim of an aircraft
hijacking. Mia Tan,
12 Noon 5.00pm
otherwise known as Arriving at Mother Theresa airport in We were seated together, five rows from
Tirana, with luggage and memories in the front of economy class. TAKEOFF!
Miss Singapore Globe,
tow, TK 1476 was due to depart at Home was just another 15 hours away!
was on TK 1476 from
3.30pm.
5.20pm
Tirana. Here, in timeline
4.30pm
PA: This is your captain speaking. Due to
format, she writes a
There were various announcements in technical problems, we have to make a
Albanian and eventually we learnt that landing in Brindisi, in southern Italy. We
passenger’s
the flight had been delayed due to should be arriving in another 20 minutes.
perspective.
technical problems. Thank you.
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