Hijacking
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 28 JAN 1980 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Boeing 720 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Middle East Airlines - MEA |
| Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
| Werknummer: | |
| Baujahr: | |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Sachschaden: | Unbekannt |
| Unfallort: | Beirut International Airport (BEY) (Libanon) |
| Flugphase: | Unbekannt (UNK) |
| Betriebsart: | Unbekannt |
| Flug von: | Baghdad-Saddam International Airport (SDA/ORBS), Irak |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Libanon |
One hijacker demanded to make a political statement. 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 Baghdad-Saddam International Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 807 km (505 miles).
Distance from Baghdad-Saddam International Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 807 km (505 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.
