Date:	Saturday 6 January 1996
Time:
Type:	Airbus A321-131
Owner/operator:	TransAsia Airways
Registration:
MSN:
Engine model:	IAE V2530-A5
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 203
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	UI
Location:	Tainan Airport (TNN) -   Taiwan
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Taipei-Songshan Airport (TSA/RCSS)
Destination airport:	Tainan Airport (TNN/RCNN)

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.

Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1996 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security

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