Descripción:
An attempt to hijack an Aeroflot Tupolev 154 passenger jet to Turkey was thwarted when the pilot landed the aircraft at Orenburg Airport (REN). The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Krasnodar to Krasnoyarsk with 165 passengers. The hijacker had threatened to poison all on board with chemicals he claimed to possess unless his demand to fly to Turkey was met. Upon landing, he was arrested by Soviet authorities. No chemical or biological agents were found by the authorities.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | jueves 28 junio 1990 |
| Tipo: |  Tupolev Tu-154 |
| Operador: | Aeroflot |
| Registración: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 165 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
| Ubicación: | Orenburg Airport (REN) ( Rusia)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Krasnodar Airport (KRR/URKK), Rusia |
| Krasnoyarsk Airport (KJA/UNKL), Rusia |
An attempt to hijack an Aeroflot Tupolev 154 passenger jet to Turkey was thwarted when the pilot landed the aircraft at Orenburg Airport (REN). The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Krasnodar to Krasnoyarsk with 165 passengers. The hijacker had threatened to poison all on board with chemicals he claimed to possess unless his demand to fly to Turkey was met. Upon landing, he was arrested by Soviet authorities. No chemical or biological agents were found by the authorities.
Fuentes:
» Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1990 / FAAFotos
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Distance from Krasnodar Airport to Krasnoyarsk Airport as the crow flies is 3825 km (2390 miles).
Distance from Krasnodar Airport to Krasnoyarsk Airport as the crow flies is 3825 km (2390 miles).
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