Narrative:
Two couples armed with knives and dynamite demanded to be taken to Taiwan. Hijackers were overpowered by security personnel on board.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 10 March 1996 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-4Q8 |
| Operator: | Hainan Airlines |
| Registration: | B-2960 |
| MSN: | 24332/1866 |
| First flight: | 1990-05-15 (5 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-3C1 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 149 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Zhuhai Airport (ZUH) ( China)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Yiwu Airport (YIW/ZSYW), China |
| Haikou Airport (HAK/ZGHK), China |
Two couples armed with knives and dynamite demanded to be taken to Taiwan. Hijackers were overpowered by security personnel on board.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1996 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation SecurityPhotos
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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 Yiwu Airport to Haikou Airport as the crow flies is 1415 km (884 miles).
Distance from Yiwu Airport to Haikou Airport as the crow flies is 1415 km (884 miles).
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