ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 322765
Date: | Tuesday 19 August 2003 |
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Type: | Boeing 737 |
Owner/operator: | Air Algérie |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Oran-es Senia Airport (ORN) -
Algeria
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG/DAAG) |
Destination airport: | Oran-es Senia Airport (ORN/DAOO) |
Narrative:The 737, on a flight from Algiers to Lille via Oran, was hijacked by a 55-year old mentally-ill passenger after takeoff from Algiers. He threatened the crew with what he claimed was a grenade and demanded to be flown to Geneva. The crew convinced him that a stop at Oran was necessary to refuel. At Oran the hijacker surrendered to security services.
Sources:
AP
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