Date: | Wednesday 10 May 1978 |
Time: | |
Type: | Ilyushin Il-18 |
Owner/operator: | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Frankfurt -
Germany
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR) |
Destination airport: | Brno Turany Airport (BRQ/LKTB) |
Narrative:A passenger, threatening to explode a bomb he carried in his suitcase, forced the crew to fly the aircraft to Frankfurt, West Germany. The hijacker, his wife and two children and a friend surrendered to West German authorities and requested political asylum.
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