Narrative:
Seven hijackers demanded to be taken to Cuba. The airplane flew to Havana with a refueling stop at Barranquilla.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 30 May 1970 |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley HS-748-245 Srs. 2A |
| Operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-1408 |
| MSN: | 1657 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia |
| Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Airport, Colombia |
Seven hijackers demanded to be taken to Cuba. The airplane flew to Havana with a refueling stop at Barranquilla.
Sources:
» El Tiempo - 1 June 1970Photos
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 Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Airport as the crow flies is 288 km (180 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Airport as the crow flies is 288 km (180 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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