Beschrijving:
Five Sikh extremists armed with daggers and a hand grenade hijacked an Indian Airlines Boeing 737 and demanded India to free a jailed a Sikh independence leader.
They diverted the plane to Lahore, where they released 46 of the 117 people aboard. The next day the plane was stormed and the hijackers arrested.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | dinsdag 29 september 1981 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-200 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Indian Airlines |
| Registratie: | registration unknown |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 111 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 117 |
| Schade: | Geen |
| Plaats: | Lahore Airport (LHE) ( Pakistan)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Delhi-Palam Airport (DEL/VIDP), India |
| Amritsar-Raja Sansi Airport (ATQ/VIAR), India |
Five Sikh extremists armed with daggers and a hand grenade hijacked an Indian Airlines Boeing 737 and demanded India to free a jailed a Sikh independence leader.
They diverted the plane to Lahore, where they released 46 of the 117 people aboard. The next day the plane was stormed and the hijackers arrested.
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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 Delhi-Palam Airport en Amritsar-Raja Sansi Airport bedraagt 411 km (257 miles).
De afstand tussen Delhi-Palam Airport en Amritsar-Raja Sansi Airport bedraagt 411 km (257 miles).
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