Narrative:
An Egyptian man and his teen-aged son and nephew hijacked Egypt Air flight 104 a few minutes after takeoff from Luxor. The flight had just stopped there en route from Jeddah to Cairo. The hijackers claimed to possess explosives and demanded to meet with world leaders. The pilot diverted the plane to Libya and landed at Derna-Martuba. The hijackers surrendered to Libyan authorities and stated that they had a message from God to deliver to Libyan leader, Muammar Qadhafi.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 27 March 1996 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-231 |
| Operator: | EgyptAir |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 IAE V2500-A1 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 145 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 152 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Derna-Martuba Airport (DNF) ( Libya)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Luxor Airport (LXR/HELX), Egypt |
| Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt | |
| Flightnumber: | MS104 |
An Egyptian man and his teen-aged son and nephew hijacked Egypt Air flight 104 a few minutes after takeoff from Luxor. The flight had just stopped there en route from Jeddah to Cairo. The hijackers claimed to possess explosives and demanded to meet with world leaders. The pilot diverted the plane to Libya and landed at Derna-Martuba. The hijackers surrendered to Libyan authorities and stated that they had a message from God to deliver to Libyan leader, Muammar Qadhafi.
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 Luxor Airport to Cairo International Airport as the crow flies is 508 km (318 miles).
Distance from Luxor Airport to Cairo International Airport as the crow flies is 508 km (318 miles).
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