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A South Korean ex-convict demanding to be taken to North Korea was overpowered by security officers and passengers aboard a Korean Airlines (KAL) Boeing 727 aircraft carrying 110 passengers and 8 crew members. The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Seoul to Cheju Island in South Korea when 20 minutes after takeoff, the hijacker announced that he had planted a bomb aboard the aircraft and made his demands known. After the hijacker was overpowered, the aircraft diverted to Kwangju, South Korea, Where the hijacker was arrested by South Korean authorities. Officials found no evidence of an explosive device on the aircraft. No casualties were reported.
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| Date: | samedi 18 mai 1985 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Boeing 727-281 |
| Compagnie: | Korean Air Lines - KAL |
| Immatriculation: | registration unknown |
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| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 8 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 110 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 118 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Aucun |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Gwangju (Kwangju) Airport (KWJ) ( Corée du Sud)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS), Corée du Sud |
| Jeju (Cheju) International Airport (CJU/RKPC), Corée du Sud |
A South Korean ex-convict demanding to be taken to North Korea was overpowered by security officers and passengers aboard a Korean Airlines (KAL) Boeing 727 aircraft carrying 110 passengers and 8 crew members. The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Seoul to Cheju Island in South Korea when 20 minutes after takeoff, the hijacker announced that he had planted a bomb aboard the aircraft and made his demands known. After the hijacker was overpowered, the aircraft diverted to Kwangju, South Korea, Where the hijacker was arrested by South Korean authorities. Officials found no evidence of an explosive device on the aircraft. No casualties were reported.
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport et Jeju (Cheju) International Airport est de 448 km (280 miles).
La distance entre Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport et Jeju (Cheju) International Airport est de 448 km (280 miles).
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