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The Tragic Story of Gulf Air Flight 72
On a sweltering August afternoon in Egypt, Gulf Air Flight 72—a state-of-the-art Airbus A320 with 143 passengers and crew—embarked on a fateful journey to Bahrain. As the plane made its final approach to Bahrain International Airport, it became alarmingly clear that something was terribly amiss. The pilots, caught in a tumult of confusion and panic, faced a series of misjudgments that would ultimately lead to disaster.