Narrative:
Swissair flight 319 from Bangkok to Genève, via Colombo, Bombay and Karachi was hijacked on the leg to Karachi.
He demanded to be taken to the Middle East but was overpowered after landing at Karachi.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 1 December 1974 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8 |
| Operator: | Swissair |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Karachi International Airport (KHI) ( Pakistan)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM/VABB), India |
| Karachi International Airport (KHI/OPKC), Pakistan | |
| Flightnumber: | SR319 |
Swissair flight 319 from Bangkok to Genève, via Colombo, Bombay and Karachi was hijacked on the leg to Karachi.
He demanded to be taken to the Middle East but was overpowered after landing at Karachi.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Nouvelliste, 2 Dec. 1974Photos
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 Bombay-Santacruz Airport to Karachi International Airport as the crow flies is 869 km (543 miles).
Distance from Bombay-Santacruz Airport to Karachi International Airport as the crow flies is 869 km (543 miles).
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