Narrative:
A male passenger attempted to seize an Air China aircraft shortly after landing. He displayed and sprinkled a can of gasoline and tried to light it but he was overpowered by crew members. None of the passengers was injured.
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Sunday 2 February 2003 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-2Z0 |
| Operator: | Air China |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 148 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 160 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) ( China)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Beijing-Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA), China |
| Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC/ZSFZ), China | |
| Flightnumber: | CA1505 |
A male passenger attempted to seize an Air China aircraft shortly after landing. He displayed and sprinkled a can of gasoline and tried to light it but he was overpowered by crew members. None of the passengers was injured.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Acts of Unlawful Interference - (1996-2004) / ICAO Aviation Security and Facilitation Branch (S&F)Photos
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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 Beijing-Capital International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport as the crow flies is 1588 km (992 miles).
Distance from Beijing-Capital International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport as the crow flies is 1588 km (992 miles).
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