Narrative:
A 40 year old man attempted hijack Flight 1754 on a flight from Oslo (GEN) to Istanbul's Atatürk Airport (IST). The hijacker tried to enter the cockpit and demanded that the plane return to Norway. The man claimed that he had a bomb and that he would blow up the aircraft if the aircraft was not going back to Norway. A number of passengers overpowered the man and the 737 landed at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport were the hijacker was arrested.
The hijacker had gone on a hunger strike for 43 days in the summer of 2009 in an attempt to get a Norwegian residence permit.
» Turkish Airlines hijack attempt foiled by passengers (Hurriyet Daily News, 5-1-2011)
accident date: 05-01-2011
type: Boeing 737-8F2 (WL)
registration: TC-JGZ
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Wednesday 5 January 2011 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8F2 (WL) |
| Operator: | THY Turkish Airlines |
| Registration: | TC-JGZ |
| MSN: | 35739/2654 |
| First flight: | 2008-06-16 (2 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-7B26 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 60 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) ( Turkey)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Oslo-Gardermoen Airport (OSL/ENGM), Norway |
| Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA), Turkey | |
| Flightnumber: | TK1754 |
A 40 year old man attempted hijack Flight 1754 on a flight from Oslo (GEN) to Istanbul's Atatürk Airport (IST). The hijacker tried to enter the cockpit and demanded that the plane return to Norway. The man claimed that he had a bomb and that he would blow up the aircraft if the aircraft was not going back to Norway. A number of passengers overpowered the man and the 737 landed at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport were the hijacker was arrested.
The hijacker had gone on a hunger strike for 43 days in the summer of 2009 in an attempt to get a Norwegian residence permit.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Passengers overpower hijacker on Norway-Turkey flight (Reuters, 5-1-2011)» Turkish Airlines hijack attempt foiled by passengers (Hurriyet Daily News, 5-1-2011)
Photos
accident date: 05-01-2011
type: Boeing 737-8F2 (WL)
registration: TC-JGZ
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 Oslo-Gardermoen Airport to Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport as the crow flies is 2440 km (1525 miles).
Distance from Oslo-Gardermoen Airport to Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport as the crow flies is 2440 km (1525 miles).
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