Status: | |
Datum: | woensdag 25 juli 1979 |
Type: | Fokker F-27 Friendship |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Biman Bangladesh Airlines |
Registratie: | registration unknown |
Constructienummer: | |
Bouwjaar: | |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
Schade: | Geen |
Plaats: | Calcutta ( India)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Jessore Airport (JSR/VGJR), Bangladesh |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Dhaka-Tejgaon Airport (DAC/VGTJ), Bangladesh |
Beschrijving:Carrying a knife and what later proved to be a toy pistol, a hijacker commandeered the aircraft. He claimed he had a bomb and two
accomplices aboard. He required the aircraft to divert to Calcutta, India, and threatened to blow up the aircraft and to kill the passengers unless he was paid a one million dollar ransom and was provided an escape aircraft. After 10 hours of negotiations, apparently claiming exhaustion, the hijacker agreed to surrender. As the passengers de planed, he tried to mingle with them to escape but he was recognized and apprehended by the police. Search revealed no explosives and no accomplices.
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Jessore Airport en Dhaka-Tejgaon Airport bedraagt 140 km (88 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.