Détails:
Brandishing a pistol the hijacker took over the aircraft about 7 minutes after takeoff. He indicated the hijacking was an attempt
to determine the fate of Musa al-Sadr, a Lebanese-Iranian philosopher and Shi'a religious leader, who disappeared while on a trip to Libya in August, 1978. He demanded the aircraft be flown to Iran but agreed to return to Beirut when told additional fuel was required at Beirut. He agreed to release the passengers and crew. He then surrendered and was allowed to hold a press conference which he had de manded as a condition of his surrender.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | vendredi 18 janvier 1980 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Boeing 720 |
| Compagnie: | Middle East Airlines - MEA |
| Immatriculation: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Aucun |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Beirut International Airport (BEY) ( Liban)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Liban |
| Larnaca Airport (LCA/LCLK), Chypre |
Brandishing a pistol the hijacker took over the aircraft about 7 minutes after takeoff. He indicated the hijacking was an attempt
to determine the fate of Musa al-Sadr, a Lebanese-Iranian philosopher and Shi'a religious leader, who disappeared while on a trip to Libya in August, 1978. He demanded the aircraft be flown to Iran but agreed to return to Beirut when told additional fuel was required at Beirut. He agreed to release the passengers and crew. He then surrendered and was allowed to hold a press conference which he had de manded as a condition of his surrender.
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Beirut International Airport et Larnaca Airport est de 206 km (129 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Beirut International Airport et Larnaca Airport est de 206 km (129 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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