ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331434
| Date: | Saturday 26 July 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
| Owner/operator: | Continental Air Lines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 57 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) -
 Cuba
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP) |
| Midland/Odessa Regional Airport, TX (MAF/KMAF) |
A passenger on a flight from El Paso to Midland, Texas, hijacked the aircraft using a knife and demanded to be taken to Cuba. The aircraft landed at Midland/Odessa Airport to refuel. All passengers and flight attendants were released. The aircraft then continued to Mobile, Alabama for another refueling stop. The aircraft then continued to Havana.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times - Jul 28, 1969
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