| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 18 November 1968 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6 |
| Operator: | Mexicana de Aviación |
| Registration: | XA-MON |
| MSN: | 43104/95 |
| First flight: | 1948 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mérida-Rejon Airport (MID/MMMD), Mexico |
| Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport (VSA/MMVA), Mexico |
A Mexicana de Aviación DC-6, operating a service from Mérida to Mexico City, was hijacked on the leg between Mérida and Villahermosa.
A passenger handed a note to a flight attendant, claiming that he had a bomb in his suitcase. He demanded to be flown to Cuba. The captain diverted the flight and landed at Havana at 10:51.
Sources:
» El Siglo de Torreón 19-11-1968» St. Petersburg Times - Nov 19, 1968
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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 Mérida-Rejon Airport to Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport as the crow flies is 463 km (289 miles).
Distance from Mérida-Rejon Airport to Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport as the crow flies is 463 km (289 miles).
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