Date: | Sunday 2 December 1990 |
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Type: | Tupolev Tu-154 |
Owner/operator: | Aeroflot |
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MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 127 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED) -
Russia
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Murmansk Airport (MMK/ULMM) |
Destination airport: | Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI) |
Narrative:An attempt to hijack an Aeroflot Tupolev 154 to Sweden failed when the pilot refused to accede to the demands of the hijacker. The aircraft, with 120 passengers and seven crew members, was on a domestic flight from Murmansk to Leningrad. When the plane landed in Leningrad, the hijacker was arrested.
Sources:
Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1991 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
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