Hijacking description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
Status:
Date:14 OCT 2000
Type:Boeing 777-268
Operator:Saudi Arabian Airlines
Registration: HZ-AKH
C/n / msn: 28351/124
First flight: 1998
Engines: 2 General Electric GE90-92B
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 95
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 112
Airplane damage: Unknown
Location:Baghdad (Iraq)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Jeddah International Airport (JED/OEJN), Saudi Arabia
Destination airport:London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), United Kingdom
Flightnumber: 115
Narrative:
Two hijackers demanded to make a political statement. Hijackers surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.

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Map
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 Jeddah International Airport to London-Heathrow Airport as the crow flies is 4720 km (2950 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.
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