Date: | Tuesday 23 November 1999 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-8-301 |
Owner/operator: | Zhejiang Airlines |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Xiamen Airport (XMN) -
China
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Yiwu Airport (YIW/ZSYW) |
Destination airport: | Xiamen Airport (XMN/ZSAM) |
Narrative:A man claimed to have explosives in a bag and threatened to blow up the plane if the pilot refused to divert the flight to Taiwan. The pilot initially requested permission to land in Taiwan, but crew members overpowered the hijacker and found that his bag only contained sugar. The airplane turned away and landed in Xiamen (XMN).
Sources:
Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1999 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
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