ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328578
| Date: | Wednesday 20 June 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 136 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Chicago, New York, Shannon -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) |
| Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
A male passenger hijacked American Airlines flight 293. He claimed to have an explosive device and demanded to be taken to Ireland.
The aircraft turned back to New York-JFK Airport, where the hijacker switched to a larger Boeing 707 for the transatlantic flight. The passengers were released in New York.
After landing at Shannon the hijacker surrendered. He appeared to be a Serbian nationalist, free on bond in the United States.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator - Jun 21, 1979
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