This is the transcript of the communication between Sharan Sharma, the pilot of IC- 814, and the air traffic controllers at Amritsar on December 24th, 1999.
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**OFFICIAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL DOCUMENT**
**TRANSCRIPT OF COMMUNICATION**
**DATE:** December 24th, 1999
**TIME:** 1818-1949 hours
**FLIGHT:** IC-814
**LOCATION:** Amritsar Air Traffic Control Tower
**PARTIES INVOLVED:**
+ Sharan Sharma, Pilot of IC-814
+ Amritsar Air Traffic Controller (ATC)
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**TRANSCRIPT:**
**1818 hours:**
IC-814 to ATC: “Confirm with Opla. We are in contact with Opla. Opla is not allowing us to land, and we have only 40 minutes of fuel. They are insisting that we go to Opla and are not allowing us to land on Indian soil.”
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**1845 hours:**
IC-814 to ATC: “They want a fuel tanker… They have everything. Revolvers, AK-47s, grenades, everything in hand, everything open. They want refueling to be done immediately.”
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**1907 hours:**
IC-814 to ATC: “As per them [hijackers], ‘agar kisi ne ustadi dikhane ki koshish ki, sab ko bhoon ke rakh denge’ (if anybody tries to act smart, we will kill all of them). They have grenades in their hands and revolvers and AK-47s. Everything is in their hand and we can see that.”
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**1911 hours:**
IC-814 to ATC: “Only the refueling bowser should be there. Nothing else.”
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**1924 hours:**
IC-814 to ATC: “Guns are on our shoulders. Please send the bowser fast.”
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**1942 hours:**
IC-814 to ATC: “Four passengers have been killed now. Why have you not responded? The bowser is not coming here. What is the problem?”
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**1949 hours:**
IC-814 to ATC: “We are taking off from our present position (crying background noise heard on radio transmission in the tower). We are taking off. We are all dying now. No bowser. We are going to take off from here.”
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**END OF TRANSCRIPT**
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**NOTES:**
– The transcript is reproduced verbatim without any changes or edits.
– The communication between IC-814 and Amritsar ATC is documented in this transcript, covering a period of approximately 31 minutes.
– The transcript includes the hijackers’ demands, threats, and actions, as well as the pilots’ pleas for assistance and the air traffic controller’s responses.