Date: | Thursday 23 June 1994 |
Time: | |
Type: | ATR 42-320 |
Owner/operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD) -
Ethiopia
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Gondar Airport (GDQ/HAGN) |
Destination airport: | Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB) |
Narrative:An Ethiopian male attempted to hijack an Ethiopian Airlines domestic flight en route from Gondar to Addis Ababa. The man entered the cockpit of the ATR-42 aircraft by using a jack handle and demanded to fly to Djibouti or Rome, Italy. The hijacker held a watch and claimed that it was a detonator. The co-pilot and a passenger overpowered the hijacker and tied him to a seat. The aircraft landed safely in Addis Ababa, and no injuries were reported. The hijacker's motive was to seek political asylum.
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