Status: | |
Date: | 13 OCT 2000 |
Type: | Airbus A330-223 |
Operator: | Sabena |
Registration: | registration unknown |
C/n / msn: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 147 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 158 |
Airplane damage: | None |
Location: | Malaga (Spain) |
Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU) (BRU/EBBR), Belgium |
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Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ) (ABJ/DIAP), Cote d'Ivoire |
Flightnumber: | 689 |
Narrative:
Nigerian man being deported from Belgium was released from his restraints, ran to the cockpit and forced the crew to land in Spain. The hijacker was overpowered by Spanish police.
Sources:
» De Standaard, 16 oktober 2000