Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff at 20:20, the perpetrator demanded that the aircraft be flown to North Korea. The pilot, who claimed that the aircraft did not have enough fuel to fly to the demanded destination, continued to Algiers where rapid intervention by the police of the Houari Boumediene Airport led to the arrest of the perpetrator.
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Sunday 19 January 2003 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8D6 |
| Operator: | Air Algérie |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 25 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) ( Algeria)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Constantine-Ain el Bey Airport (CZL/DABC), Algeria |
| Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG/DAAG), Algeria | |
| Flightnumber: | AH6025 |
Shortly after takeoff at 20:20, the perpetrator demanded that the aircraft be flown to North Korea. The pilot, who claimed that the aircraft did not have enough fuel to fly to the demanded destination, continued to Algiers where rapid intervention by the police of the Houari Boumediene Airport led to the arrest of the perpetrator.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Acts of Unlawful Interference - (1996-2004) / ICAO Aviation Security and Facilitation Branch (S&F)Photos
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 Constantine-Ain el Bey Airport to Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport as the crow flies is 306 km (191 miles).
Distance from Constantine-Ain el Bey Airport to Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport as the crow flies is 306 km (191 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.
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