Narrative:
Lone hijacker demanded ticket to London and medical treatment. Plane stormed/hijacker arrested. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 28 May 1972 |
| Type: | Boeing 707 |
| Operator: | Olympic Airways |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 135 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Athens ( Greece)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Heraklion-N. Kazantzakis Airport (HER/LGIR), Greece |
| Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Greece |
Lone hijacker demanded ticket to London and medical treatment. Plane stormed/hijacker arrested. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
Classification:
HijackPhotos
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 Heraklion-N. Kazantzakis Airport to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport as the crow flies is 311 km (194 miles).
Distance from Heraklion-N. Kazantzakis Airport to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport as the crow flies is 311 km (194 miles).
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