Narrative:
A man, disappointed with domestic political and social developments in Taiwan, hijacked flight 529 en route to Tainan (TNN). He gave a note to one of the flight attendants, claiming to have a bomb. He demanded that the plane be flown to Fujian Province, China. The hijacker agreed to the pilot's suggestion to land in Tainan for refueling and was arrested upon landing.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 6 January 1996 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-131 |
| Operator: | TransAsia Airways |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 IAE V2530-A5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 194 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 203 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Tainan Airport (TNN) ( Taiwan)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Taipei-Songshan Airport (TSA/RCSS), Taiwan |
| Tainan Airport (TNN/RCNN), Taiwan | |
| Flightnumber: | GE529 |
A man, disappointed with domestic political and social developments in Taiwan, hijacked flight 529 en route to Tainan (TNN). He gave a note to one of the flight attendants, claiming to have a bomb. He demanded that the plane be flown to Fujian Province, China. The hijacker agreed to the pilot's suggestion to land in Tainan for refueling and was arrested upon landing.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1996 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation SecurityPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Taipei-Songshan Airport to Tainan Airport as the crow flies is 271 km (169 miles).
Distance from Taipei-Songshan Airport to Tainan Airport as the crow flies is 271 km (169 miles).
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