Hijacking description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 23 JUN 1998 |
| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Operator: | Iberia |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 124 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 131 |
| Airplane damage: | None |
| Location: | Valencia Airport (VLC) (Spain) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Sevilla Airport (SVQ/LEZL), Spain |
| Barcelona Airport (BCN/LEBL), Spain |
Mental patient demanded to be taken to Israel. Hijacker surrendered. A handheld device he said was a detonator for an explosive in the hold turned out to be television remote control, and he surrendered a few hours after talking with his psychiatrist on the telephone.
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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 Sevilla Airport to Barcelona Airport as the crow flies is 804 km (502 miles).
Distance from Sevilla Airport to Barcelona Airport as the crow flies is 804 km (502 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
