ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163065
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| Date: | 06-JAN-2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-132 |
| Owner/operator: | Turkish Airlines |
| Registration: | TC-JLV |
| MSN: | 4755 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Kuwait International Airport -
 Kuwait
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Basra, Iraq |
After in emergency landing in Kuwait and a subsequent decision of the pilot to return back to Istanbul, about 15 Iraqi passengers alleged assaulted cabin crew and forced open the plane doors to prevent the pilot from taking off. The premature landing of flight TK798 was due to adverse weather conditions.
Sources:
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/crew-pilot-attacked-after-emergency-landing-in-kuwait-533855.html
Images:
Photo of TC-JLV courtesy AirHistory.net
Dublin (EIDW / DUB)
10 March 2014; (c) Gerry Barron
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2014 14:35 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Jan-2014 06:52 | Alexander Wyche | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2014 07:09 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2014 07:11 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
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