Hijacking description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 13 OCT 2000 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-223 |
| Operator: | Sabena |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 147 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 158 |
| Airplane damage: | None |
| Location: | Malaga (Spain) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR), Belgium |
| Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ/DIAP), Cote d'Ivoire | |
| Flightnumber: | 689 |
Nigerian man being deported from Belgium was released from his restraints, ran to the cockpit and forced the crew to land in Spain. The hijacker was overpowered by Spanish police.
Events:
Sources:
» De Standaard, 16 oktober 2000
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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 Brussel-Zaventem Airport to Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport as the crow flies is 5097 km (3186 miles).
Distance from Brussel-Zaventem Airport to Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport as the crow flies is 5097 km (3186 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.
