Narrative:
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 14 May 1970 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-200 |
| Operator: | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Guyana, Curacao ( Curaçao)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF (BSB/SBBR), Brazil |
| Manaus/Ponta Pelada Airport, AM (PLL/SBMN), Brazil |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
Sources:
» Amigoe di Curacao (15 May 1970)Photos
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 Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF to Manaus/Ponta Pelada Airport, AM as the crow flies is 1928 km (1205 miles).
Distance from Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF to Manaus/Ponta Pelada Airport, AM as the crow flies is 1928 km (1205 miles).
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