Narrative:
Mexicana de Aviación flight 623, a domestic service from Mexico City to Merida, was hijacked on the leg between Minatitlán and Villahermosa.
Two hijackers demanded to be taken to Cuba. The captain diverted the flight and landed at Havana at 13:32.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 26 July 1969 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6 |
| Operator: | Mexicana de Aviación |
| Registration: | XA-JOT |
| MSN: | 43213/169 |
| First flight: | 1950 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| 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: | Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International Airport (MTT/MMMT), Mexico |
| Villahermosa Airport, Mexico | |
| Flightnumber: | MX623 |
Mexicana de Aviación flight 623, a domestic service from Mexico City to Merida, was hijacked on the leg between Minatitlán and Villahermosa.
Two hijackers demanded to be taken to Cuba. The captain diverted the flight and landed at Havana at 13:32.
Sources:
» El Siglo de Torreón 27-7-1969Photos
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 Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International Airport to Villahermosa Airport as the crow flies is 172 km (107 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International Airport to Villahermosa Airport as the crow flies is 172 km (107 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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