ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331505
| Date: | Tuesday 20 May 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-159 |
| Owner/operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-1403 |
| MSN: | 19679/89 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 55 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) -
 Cuba
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) |
| Pereira Airport (PEI/SKPE) |
An Avianca Boeing 737-159 was hijacked by three passengers who demanded to be taken to Cuba.
A refueling stop was made at Barranquilla before the flight continued to Havana, Cuba.
Sources:
El Tiempo - 21 May 1969
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| 26 June 1970 | HK-1403 | Avianca | 0 | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) | |
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