Hijacking description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 20 NOV 1974 |
| Type: | Boeing 737-200 |
| Operator: | Canadian Pacific Air Lines - CPAL |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Saskatoon Airport, SK (YXE) (Canada) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Winnipeg International Airport, MB (YWG/CYWG), Canada |
| Edmonton International Airport, AB (YEG/CYEG), Canada |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cyprus. Hijacker surrendered. 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 Winnipeg International Airport, MB to Edmonton International Airport, AB as the crow flies is 1179 km (737 miles).
Distance from Winnipeg International Airport, MB to Edmonton International Airport, AB as the crow flies is 1179 km (737 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.
