Date: | Saturday 20 February 1993 |
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Type: | Tupolev Tu-134 |
Owner/operator: | Aeroflot |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 82 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) -
Sweden
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Tyumen Airport (TJM/USTR) |
Destination airport: | Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI) |
Narrative:One hijacker, accompanied by his wife and child, demanded to be taken to the USA. A refueling stop was made in Tallinn, where 30 passengers were released. The aircraft was then flown to Stockholm where the hijacker demanded a larger plane to be flown to the U.S. After releasing another 12 passengers the hijacker surrendered.
Sources:
Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1993 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
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