Hijacking description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 01 MAY 1970 |
| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Operator: | British West Indian Airways - BWIA |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | at an unknown location () |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kingston-Palisadoes International Airport (KIN/MKJP), Jamaica |
| Grand Cayman Island-Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM/MWCR), Cayman Islands |
Two hijackers demanded to be taken to Algeria, Cuba. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kingston-Palisadoes International Airport to Grand Cayman Island-Owen Roberts International Airport as the crow flies is 502 km (314 miles).
Distance from Kingston-Palisadoes International Airport to Grand Cayman Island-Owen Roberts International Airport as the crow flies is 502 km (314 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.
