Narrative:
The THY flight to Istanbul was hijacked after takeoff from Paris. A Turkish migrant worker demanded to be flown to Marseille or Lyon. The flight returned to land at Orly Airport were the hijacker surrendered after two and a half hours.
He had lost his job in France and was being expelled back to Turkey.
» Abdullah Nergiz (E-mail, 30-6-2010)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 30 April 1976 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 |
| Operator: | Türk Hava Yollari - THY |
| Registration: | TC-JAY |
| MSN: | 46907/78 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 253 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 264 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) ( France)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO), France |
| Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport (IST/LTBA), Turkey |
The THY flight to Istanbul was hijacked after takeoff from Paris. A Turkish migrant worker demanded to be flown to Marseille or Lyon. The flight returned to land at Orly Airport were the hijacker surrendered after two and a half hours.
He had lost his job in France and was being expelled back to Turkey.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» The Windsor Star - May 1, 1976» Abdullah Nergiz (E-mail, 30-6-2010)
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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 Paris-Orly Airport to Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport as the crow flies is 2226 km (1391 miles).
Distance from Paris-Orly Airport to Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport as the crow flies is 2226 km (1391 miles).
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