ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 326149
| Date: | Saturday 16 December 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing 747 |
| Owner/operator: | Air China |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 223 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport (SHA/ZSSS) |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
The Air China flight was hijacked by a Chinese man who demanded to be flown to South Korea. Permission to land there was refused and the flight eventually diverted to Fukuoka (FUK), Japan. The hijacked was shoved out the door by a crew member.
Sources:
Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1989 / FAA
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