Date: | Tuesday 28 December 1993 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing |
Owner/operator: | Air China |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport (SHA) -
China
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Beijing-Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA) |
Destination airport: | Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport (SHA/ZSSS) |
Narrative:During the first leg of a flight from Beijing to New York via Shanghai a hijacker demanded to be taken to Taiwan. After landing at Shanghai the pilot braked hard, throwing the hijacker off balance. A crew member struck him with a whiskey bottle. Security officers then arrested the man.
Sources:
Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1993 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
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