| Status: | Keine Untersuchung der Flugunfall-Untersuchungskommission |
| Datum: | Montag 22 Januar 2001 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Boeing 727-2N8 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Yemenia Airways |
| Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
| Werknummer: | |
| Baujahr: | |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 10 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 91 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 101 |
| Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
| Unfallort: | Djibouti ( Dschibuti)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Sana'a International Airport (SAH/ODSN), Yemen |
| Taiz-Al Janad Airport (TAI/ODTZ), Yemen | |
| Flugnummer: | IY448 |
An Iraqi man hijacked the flight some 15 minutes after takeoff. He was armed with a pen gun and claimed to have explosives in his briefcase. He demanded to be taken to Baghdad. The airplane diverted to Djibouti for refueling. There the flight crew overpowered the hijacker.
Informationsquelle:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 2001 / DoT, TSAFotos
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 Sana'a International Airport to Taiz-Al Janad Airport as the crow flies is 198 km (124 miles).
Distance from Sana'a International Airport to Taiz-Al Janad Airport as the crow flies is 198 km (124 miles).
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