Beschrijving:
Shortly after the aircraft departed Hong Kong, the hijacker handed a note to a flight attendant and demanded to be flown to Taiwan.
He claimed to have explosives and threatened to blow up the plane. The plane landed safely at Chiang Kai-Shek Airport with 355 persons aboard. Upon landing. the hijacker was arrested. A search of the aircraft revealed no explosives or weapons.
The hijacker was sentenced to 1-1/2 years imprisonment with a 3 year suspension on charges of endangering aviation safety.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | donderdag 22 maart 1984 |
| Type: | Boeing 747 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | British Airways |
| Registratie: | registration unknown |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 355 |
| Schade: | Geen |
| Plaats: | Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek International Airport (TPE) ( Taiwan)
|
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
| Beijing-Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA), China | |
| Vluchtnummer: | BA003 |
Shortly after the aircraft departed Hong Kong, the hijacker handed a note to a flight attendant and demanded to be flown to Taiwan.
He claimed to have explosives and threatened to blow up the plane. The plane landed safely at Chiang Kai-Shek Airport with 355 persons aboard. Upon landing. the hijacker was arrested. A search of the aircraft revealed no explosives or weapons.
The hijacker was sentenced to 1-1/2 years imprisonment with a 3 year suspension on charges of endangering aviation safety.
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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 Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport en Beijing-Capital International Airport bedraagt 1975 km (1234 miles).
De afstand tussen Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport en Beijing-Capital International Airport bedraagt 1975 km (1234 miles).
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