

Descripción:
Four Haitian nationals attempted to hijack an ALM aircraft with 87 passengers and crew on a flight between Miami and Curaçao. The hijackers boarded during a stopover in Port-au-Prince. Once the plane was in the air, the hijackers claimed in a written note that they had a bomb hidden in the lavatory and wanted to be flown to Israel. The pilot chose not to comply and continued to fly and land in Curaçao. The hijackers surrendered to authorities in Curaçao.
» Amigoe 1 June 1989
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | miércoles 31 mayo 1989 |
| Tipo: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) |
| Operador: | ALM - Antillean Airlines |
| Registración: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 81 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 87 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
| Ubicación: | Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR) ( Curaçao)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP/MTPP), Haità |
| Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR/TNCC), Curaçao | |
| Número de Vuelo: | LM974 |
Four Haitian nationals attempted to hijack an ALM aircraft with 87 passengers and crew on a flight between Miami and Curaçao. The hijackers boarded during a stopover in Port-au-Prince. Once the plane was in the air, the hijackers claimed in a written note that they had a bomb hidden in the lavatory and wanted to be flown to Israel. The pilot chose not to comply and continued to fly and land in Curaçao. The hijackers surrendered to authorities in Curaçao.
Fuentes:
» Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1989 / FAA» Amigoe 1 June 1989
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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 Port-au-Prince Airport to Curaçao-Hato International Airport as the crow flies is 791 km (494 miles).
Distance from Port-au-Prince Airport to Curaçao-Hato International Airport as the crow flies is 791 km (494 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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