Hijacking
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 01 DIC 1973 |
| Tipo: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8 |
| Operador: | Swissair |
| Registración: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 145 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
| Ubicación: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA) (Suiza) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG), Suiza |
| Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH), Suiza |
A hijacked demanded $50,000 for starvation in Africa and ticket to New York. Plane was stormed, hijacker arrested. 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 Genève-Cointrin Airport to Zürich-Kloten Airport as the crow flies is 229 km (143 miles).
Distance from Genève-Cointrin Airport to Zürich-Kloten Airport as the crow flies is 229 km (143 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.
