Status: | |
Datum: | maandag 14 september 1998 |
Type: |  Airbus A310-203 |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | THY Turkish Airlines |
Registratie: | TC-JCL |
Constructienummer: | 338 |
Bouwjaar: | 1985 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 8 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 76 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 84 |
Schade: | Geen |
Plaats: | Trabzon Airport (TZX) ( Turkije)
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Fase: | Onbekend (UNK) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC), Turkije |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA), Turkije |
Vluchtnummer: | TK145 |
Beschrijving:THY flight 145 was hijacked during a domestic flight from Ankara to Istanbul and diverted to the Black Sea coastal city of Trabzon. The Airbus A310 aircraft carried 76 passengers and eight crew members. The plane landed safely, the passengers were released, and the hijacker surrendered to airport authorities. There were no injuries. According to a THY spokesman the hijacker claimed to have a package bomb; however, the Turkish Minister of Transportation stated that he had a plastic toy gun. Press reports indicate that the hijackers motive was to protest the Turkish governments ban on women wearing the traditional Islamic head covering, the chador, at Turkish universities.
This hijacking is considered a politically motivated incident.
Bronnen:
» Firuz Altingöz (E-mail, 11-12-2009)
» Abdullah Nergiz (E-mail, 30-6-2010)
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1998 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Ankara-Esenboga Airport en Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport bedraagt 363 km (227 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.