Détails:
A Sudan Airways Fokker aircraft was hijacked during a domestic flight between Khartoum to Merowe, Sudan. Two hijackers, a man and a woman, demanded
to be taken to Cairo, Egypt. The male hijacker reportedly was armed with a hand gun. The pilot convinced the hijackers that the plane needed to be refueled and landed at Port Sudan. Sudanese authorities began to negotiate with the hijackers and shortly thereafter all passengers and crew were released unharmed. The hijackers continued to negotiate for fuel- unsuccessfully- then surrendered peacefully and were taken into custody. According to media reports, the hijackers were newlyweds, and the husband wanted to travel to Cairo but could not afford the airfare. He reportedly stated that hijacking the plane was the only way he could think of to take his wife to Cairo.
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| Date: | mercredi 4 janvier 1995 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Fokker 50? |
| Compagnie: | Sudan Airways |
| Immatriculation: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 33 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 36 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Aucun |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Port Sudan Airport (PZU) ( Soudan)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Soudan |
| Merowe Airport (MWE/HSMR), Soudan |
A Sudan Airways Fokker aircraft was hijacked during a domestic flight between Khartoum to Merowe, Sudan. Two hijackers, a man and a woman, demanded
to be taken to Cairo, Egypt. The male hijacker reportedly was armed with a hand gun. The pilot convinced the hijackers that the plane needed to be refueled and landed at Port Sudan. Sudanese authorities began to negotiate with the hijackers and shortly thereafter all passengers and crew were released unharmed. The hijackers continued to negotiate for fuel- unsuccessfully- then surrendered peacefully and were taken into custody. According to media reports, the hijackers were newlyweds, and the husband wanted to travel to Cairo but could not afford the airfare. He reportedly stated that hijacking the plane was the only way he could think of to take his wife to Cairo.
Sources:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1995 / 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 Khartoum-Civil Airport et Merowe Airport est de 324 km (203 miles).
La distance entre Khartoum-Civil Airport et Merowe Airport est de 324 km (203 miles).
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