Détails:
An Algerian man hijacked an Air Algerie Boeing 737 aircraft on a domestic flight from Bechar to Algiers, with 54 passengers on board. Upon landing in Algiers the hijacker threatened to detonate a grenade unless a communiqué was read on Algerian television. Although the hijacker was not allowed media time, according to government authorities, he wanted to make an appeal for national unity and a postponement of elections. After several hours of negotiation with the Algerian Minister of Interior, the hijacker released the passengers and surrendered.
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| Date: | dimanche 31 mars 1991 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Boeing 737 |
| Compagnie: | Air Algérie |
| Immatriculation: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 54 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Aucun |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) ( Algérie)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Béchar-Leger Airport (CBH/DAOC), Algérie |
| Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG/DAAG), Algérie |
An Algerian man hijacked an Air Algerie Boeing 737 aircraft on a domestic flight from Bechar to Algiers, with 54 passengers on board. Upon landing in Algiers the hijacker threatened to detonate a grenade unless a communiqué was read on Algerian television. Although the hijacker was not allowed media time, according to government authorities, he wanted to make an appeal for national unity and a postponement of elections. After several hours of negotiation with the Algerian Minister of Interior, the hijacker released the passengers and surrendered.
Sources:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1991 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation SecurityPhotos
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 Béchar-Leger Airport et Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport est de 749 km (468 miles).
La distance entre Béchar-Leger Airport et Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport est de 749 km (468 miles).
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