Narrative:
Two armed men, both Saudi security officers employed at Jeddahs King Abdul Aziz International Airport, hijacked Saudi Arabian Airlines flight 115, bound for London, England. The hijackers initially demanded to be flown to Damascus, Syria; however, Syrian authorities refused to accept the aircraft. Iraq agreed to allow the plane, a Boeing 777-200 aircraft, to land at Baghdad, where all of the 91 passengers and 16 crew members were released unharmed. The hijackers issued a statement demanding political reforms in Saudi Arabia, but Saudi authorities discounted any political or religious motivation for the pair. The plane and its crew and passengers returned safely to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 15, while the hijackers remained in Iraqi custody.
accident date: 14-10-2000
type: Boeing 777-268
registration: HZ-AKH
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 14 October 2000 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-268 |
| Operator: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Registration: | HZ-AKH |
| MSN: | 28351/124 |
| First flight: | 1998 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric GE90-92B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 91 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 107 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Baghdad ( Iraq)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN), Saudi Arabia |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), United Kingdom | |
| Flightnumber: | SV115 |
Two armed men, both Saudi security officers employed at Jeddahs King Abdul Aziz International Airport, hijacked Saudi Arabian Airlines flight 115, bound for London, England. The hijackers initially demanded to be flown to Damascus, Syria; however, Syrian authorities refused to accept the aircraft. Iraq agreed to allow the plane, a Boeing 777-200 aircraft, to land at Baghdad, where all of the 91 passengers and 16 crew members were released unharmed. The hijackers issued a statement demanding political reforms in Saudi Arabia, but Saudi authorities discounted any political or religious motivation for the pair. The plane and its crew and passengers returned safely to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 15, while the hijackers remained in Iraqi custody.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 2000 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation SecurityPhotos
accident date: 14-10-2000
type: Boeing 777-268
registration: HZ-AKH
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 Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport to London-Heathrow Airport as the crow flies is 4720 km (2950 miles).
Distance from Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport to London-Heathrow Airport as the crow flies is 4720 km (2950 miles).
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