To Mr. Khadar, the money isn’t life-changing, though it can help his partially paralyzed son, grown daughter, grandchildren and wife. “I said, ‘Don’t joke!’ ” Mr. Khadar, 62, recounted, laughing inside the auto-body repair shop where he works in Dubai. On Aug. 3, Mr. Khadar boarded Emirates Flight 521 to return to Dubai. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe cabin quickly filled with smoke when the plane came to a halt. “He was taking calls from the customers.”That calm has carried Mr. Khadar through an intense 24 hours of nonstop calls to his mobile phone.

Source: International New York Times August 11, 2016 01:41 UTC