| Date: | Saturday 18 May 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-281 |
| Owner/operator: | Korean Air Lines - KAL |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 118 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Gwangju (Kwangju) Airport (KWJ) -
 South Korea
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS) |
| Jeju (Cheju) International Airport (CJU/RKPC) |
A South Korean ex-convict demanding to be taken to North Korea was overpowered by security officers and passengers aboard a Korean Airlines (KAL) Boeing 727 aircraft carrying 110 passengers and 8 crew members. The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Seoul to Cheju Island in South Korea when 20 minutes after takeoff, the hijacker announced that he had planted a bomb aboard the aircraft and made his demands known. After the hijacker was overpowered, the aircraft diverted to Kwangju, South Korea, Where the hijacker was arrested by South Korean authorities. Officials found no evidence of an explosive device on the aircraft. No casualties were reported.
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