Date: | Sunday 24 September 2000 |
Time: | |
Type: | Fokker 100 |
Owner/operator: | Iran Air |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Tay 620-15 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Isfahan Airport (IFN) -
Iran
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Shiraz Airport (SYZ/OISS) |
Destination airport: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII) |
Narrative:A lone hijacker armed with a fake pistol and a gasoline bomb hijacked a domestic Iran Air flight bound for Tehran from Shiraz. The hijacker, who demanded to be taken to France, attempted to start a fire on the Fokker 100 aircraft but was quickly overpowered by in-flight security officers. The plane was diverted to the airport at Isfahan, where the hijacker was handed over to authorities.
Sources:
Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 2000 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
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