ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329093
| Date: | Wednesday 29 June 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers VC10-1101 |
| Owner/operator: | Gulf Air |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Conway 540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 65 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Doha Airport (DOH) -
 Qatar
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB) |
| Muscat International Airport (MCT/OOMS) |
The flight from London to Dubai and Muscat was hijacked by a 26-year old Lebanese male armed with a pistol and two grenades.
The aircraft had just taken off from a refueling stop in Dubai and the pilot diverted to Doha, Qatar.
The hijacker demanded a ransom of half a million Qatari rials and a guarantee of safe passage to an undisclosed destination. He subsequently released his hostages after two hours of negotiations with authorities at the airport.
While the passengers were being released, a unit of the Qatari security forces stormed the aircraft and arrested the hijacker.
Sources:
Logan Herald Journal June 29, 1977
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