Hijacking
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | 05 AVR 1988 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Boeing 747-269B |
| Compagnie: | Kuwait Airways |
| Immatriculation: | 9K-ADB |
| Numéro de série: | 21542/335 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1978-08-03 (9 years 8 months) |
| Moteurs: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7J |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Passagers: | victimes: 2 / à bord: |
| Total: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 112 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Inconnu |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) (Algérie) |
| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD), Thaïlande |
| Kuwait International Airport (KWI/OKBK), Koweit | |
| Numéro de vol: | 422 |
Kuwait Airways Flight 422 was hijacked by nine men, armed with hand grenades and guns. The flight diverted to Mashad, Iran were 25 passengers were released. The hijackers demanded the release of 17 Shiite Muslims guerrillas held in Kuwait. One day into the hijacking, on April 6, 32 more hostages were released. But three days later the hijackers forced the Iranian authorities to refuel the jet and flew to Larnaca, Cyprus.
During a four day stopover in Larnaca they released one passenger but killed two others to force the authorities to give them more fuel. On 13 April the hijackers flew to Algeria where a week later they finally freed their remaining 32 hostages and surrendered.
The duration of the hijacking was 16 days.
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposé destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport et Kuwait International Airport est de 5622 km (3514 miles).
La distance entre Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport et Kuwait International Airport est de 5622 km (3514 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tels qui sont connus à ce jour.
