Date:	Saturday 12 June 1999
Time:
Type:	Boeing 737
Owner/operator:	Xiamen Airlines
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 75
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	UI
Location:	-   China
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Shanghai (unknown airport)
Destination airport:	Xiamen Airport (XMN/ZSAM)

Narrative:
A passenger tried to hijack Xiamen Airlines flight 8502 using a knife. The hijacker, a hospital worker from Shanghai who had recently been laid off, wanted to be taken to Taiwan. In-flight security subdued the man.

Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1999 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security

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