Date: | Saturday 6 January 1996 |
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Type: | Airbus A321-131 |
Owner/operator: | TransAsia Airways |
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Engine model: | IAE V2530-A5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 203 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Tainan Airport (TNN) -
Taiwan
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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.
Sources:
Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1996 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
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