| Status: | |
| Datum: | maandag 14 januari 1980 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Alitalia |
| Registratie: | I-DIZI |
| Constructienummer: | 47432/525 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1969 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 87 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 93 |
| Schade: | Geen |
| Plaats: | Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport (PMO) ( Italië)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF), Italië |
| Tunis-Carthage Airport (TUN/DTTA), Tunesië | |
| Vluchtnummer: | AZ864 |
A hijacker entered the cockpit and told the pilot that an accomplice had explosives and would blow up the aircraft at the hijacker's signal. He demanded the release of 25 prisoners in Tunisia including several union leaders and flight to Tripoli, Libya. He was told they could not land at Tripoli due to poor weather. He later agreed to landing at Palermo. Sicily, where after about 10 hours of negotiation the hijacker surrendered and requested political asylum. He did not have an accomplice and no explosives were found. He claimed to be acting on behalf of a group he called 'Les vivants' (the living) and described as a Tunisian political renewal organization (reportedly not known In Tunisia).
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Roma-Fiumicino Airport en Tunis-Carthage Airport bedraagt 574 km (358 miles).
De afstand tussen Roma-Fiumicino Airport en Tunis-Carthage Airport bedraagt 574 km (358 miles).
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