Hijacking description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 12 JUL 1970 |
| Type: | Boeing 707 |
| Operator: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Damascus (Syria) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Riyadh International Airport (RUH/OERY), Saudi Arabia |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon |
Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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Map
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 Riyadh International Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 1477 km (923 miles).
Distance from Riyadh International Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 1477 km (923 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.
