Hijacking
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 26 NOV 1981 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Boeing 707-337C |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Air-India |
| Kennzeichen: | VT-DVB |
| Werknummer: | 19248/549 |
| Baujahr: | 1967 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 10 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 10 |
| Sachschaden: | Unbekannt |
| Unfallort: | Durban (Südafrika) |
| Flugphase: | Stehendes (STD) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
| Flug von: | Mahe Island-Seychelles International Airport (SEZ/FSIA), Seychellen |
| Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM/VABB), Indien | |
| Flugnummer: | 232 |
Following an unsuccessful coup, 47 mercenaries boarded and hijacked the Air-India Boeing 707 and demanded to be taken to South Africa. The hijackers were flown to Harare and Durban and eventually surrendered.
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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 Mahe Island-Seychelles International Airport to Bombay-Santacruz Airport as the crow flies is 3239 km (2025 miles).
Distance from Mahe Island-Seychelles International Airport to Bombay-Santacruz Airport as the crow flies is 3239 km (2025 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.
