Status: | |
Date: | Friday 22 October 1993 |
Type: | unknown |
Operator: | EgyptAir |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Location: | Sana'a International Airport (SAH) ( Yemen)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt |
Destination airport: | Sana'a International Airport (SAH/ODSN), Yemen |
Flightnumber: | MS767 |
Narrative:The EgyptAir flight was hijacked by a man carrying a large knife. The hijacker demanded to be taken to Aden, Yemen. The man was arrested after landing in San'a.
Classification:
Hijack
Sources:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1993 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Cairo International Airport to Sana'a International Airport as the crow flies is 2075 km (1297 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.