ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327449
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| Date: | Thursday 5 April 1984 |
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| Type: |  Lockheed L-1011 TriStar |
| Owner/operator: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Registration: | |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST) -
 Turkey
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) |
| Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI) |
The aircraft was hijacked by a Syrian national being returned to his homeland. The hijacker walked into the cockpit and told the pilot he had a bomb in his pocket. The aircraft was on final approach at Damascus at the time of the hijacking. The hijacker demanded to be taken to Istanbul. During the flight to Istanbul, the hijacker changed his mind and to told the pilot to fly to Stockholm, Sweden. The pilot recommended landing at Istanbul to refuel.
At Istanbul. when the police authorities prevented the aircraft from leaving, the pilot was able to overpower the hijacker and pushed him out of the emergency door. The hijacker was taken into custody.
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