Hijacking description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 18 JAN 1980 |
| Type: | Boeing 720 |
| Operator: | Middle East Airlines - MEA |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Beirut International Airport (BEY) (Lebanon) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon |
| Larnaca Airport (LCA/LCLK), Cyprus |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Iran. Hijacker surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Beirut International Airport to Larnaca Airport as the crow flies is 206 km (129 miles).
Distance from Beirut International Airport to Larnaca Airport as the crow flies is 206 km (129 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
