ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324504
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| Date: | Friday 8 March 1996 |
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| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Owner/operator: | Kibris Türk Hava Yollari |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 109 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | München-Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Ercan Airport (ECN/LCEN) |
| Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) |
A hijacker, brandishing a handgun, entered the cockpit shortly after takeoff from Ercan. The aircraft flew to Sofia, Bulgarian for refueling. The plane continued to Munich were the hijacker surrendered, 11 hours after initiating the hijack.
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