UI Airbus A300 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 325922
 

Date:Saturday 10 November 1990
Time:
Type:Airbus A300
Owner/operator:Thai Airways International
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 221
Aircraft damage: None
Category:UI
Location:Calcutta-Netaji Subhas Chandra Airport (CCU) -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN/VYYY)
Destination airport:Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD)
Narrative:
An Airbus A300 en route from Yangon to Bangkok was hijacked by four Burmese students who demanded to be flown to India. The pilot diverted to Calcutta. They demanded restoration of democracy in Burma. The hijackers surrendered after negotiations.

Sources:

The Indian Express - Nov 11, 1990
Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1991 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security

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