ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 326140
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| Date: | Sunday 31 December 1989 |
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| Type: | Boeing 747 |
| Owner/operator: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) -
 Saudi Arabia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) |
| Riyadh-King Khalid International Airport (RUH/OERK) |
A mentally unstable hijacker demanded to be taken to Cyprus. The pilot returned to Jeddah where the hijacker was overpowered by security guards.
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