Hijacking description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 16 OCT 1979 |
| Type: | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 |
| Operator: | Libyan Arab Airlines |
| Registration: | 5A-DDU |
| C/n / msn: | 10586 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA) (Malta) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Hon Airport (HUQ/HLON), Libya |
| Tripoli International Airport (TIP/HLLT), Libya |
Three hijackers demanded to be taken to Malta. Hijackers surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: 2 days.
Events:
Sources:
» Jan F. Homma
Photos
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 Hon Airport to Tripoli International Airport as the crow flies is 474 km (296 miles).
Distance from Hon Airport to Tripoli International Airport as the crow flies is 474 km (296 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.
