Last updated: 3 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 6 May 1980 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-172C |
| Operator: | TAP Air Portugal |
| Registration: | CS-TBQ |
| MSN: | 19665/476 |
| First flight: | 1967-10-06 (12 years 7 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Madrid, Lisbon ( Portugal)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS/LPPT), Portugal |
| Faro Airport (FAO/LPFR), Portugal |
Feigning illness the hijacker started toward the forward restroom and brandishing a pistol gained access to the cockpit. He demanded 10 million dollars, flight to Madrid, Spain and and then to Switzerland. After hours of negotiation at Madrid he dropped his other demands, released the passengers and agreed to return to Lisbon. He was taken into custody in Lisbon.
Classification:
HijackSources:
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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 Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport to Faro Airport as the crow flies is 220 km (138 miles).
Distance from Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport to Faro Airport as the crow flies is 220 km (138 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
