Narrative:
A male Italian hijacker demanded to see his 3-year old daughter in Ivory Coast and his 6-year old daughter in Italy. The airplane made intermediate stops in Algiers, Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Sevilla, Turin, Zürich and Warzaw before flying back to Zürich were he was arrested by policemen pretending to be airline crew members. The hijacking ended March 16.
| Status: | 5 |
| Date: | Monday 14 March 1977 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-256 |
| Operator: | Iberia |
| Registration: | EC-CBI |
| MSN: | 20603/915 |
| First flight: | 1972-12-21 (4 years 3 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 37 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) ( Switzerland)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN/LEBL), Spain |
| Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI/LEPA), Spain |
A male Italian hijacker demanded to see his 3-year old daughter in Ivory Coast and his 6-year old daughter in Italy. The airplane made intermediate stops in Algiers, Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Sevilla, Turin, Zürich and Warzaw before flying back to Zürich were he was arrested by policemen pretending to be airline crew members. The hijacking ended March 16.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» El Pais, 15-3-1977Photos
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 Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Palma de Mallorca Airport as the crow flies is 201 km (125 miles).
Distance from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Palma de Mallorca Airport as the crow flies is 201 km (125 miles).
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