Hijacking description
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| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 18 AUG 2007 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 |
| Operator: | Atlasjet Airlines |
| Registration: | TC-AKN |
| C/n / msn: | 53186/2092 |
| First flight: | 1994 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 140 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 145 |
| Airplane damage: | None |
| Location: | Antalya Airport (AYT) (Turkey) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Ercan Airport (ECN), Turkey |
| Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA), Turkey | |
| Flightnumber: | 1011 |
Shortly after takeoff from Ercan in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, two men hijacked the MD-83. One of the two men was reporedly carrying a knife. They claimed to be members of Al-Qaeda and said they carried explosives. The hijackers demanded to be taken to Tehran, Iran.
The pilots said they needed to refuel and landed in Antalya at 08:15.
After striking a deal with the Turkish authorities, the hijackers released the women and children on board. Taking advantage of the confusion, most of the passengers escaped by breaking down the aircraft's back door and the pilots jumped out of the cockpit, leaving only a few as hostages. They hijackers then surrendered.
Media reports said police had found only modelling clay inside the package which the men claimed to contain explosives.
Events:
Sources:
» Yolcu uçaginda 5 saatlik eylem (CNN Türk)
» Turkish hijacking ends without bloodshed (Turkish Press, 18-8-2007)
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Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 OCT 1994 | N880RA | Reno Air | |
| 31 AUG 1999 | N880RA | American Airlines | airline merged |
| 23 APR 2001 | TC-FBD | Freebird Airlines | |
| TC-AKN | World Focus Airlines | ||
| TC-AKN | THY Turkish Airlines | sub leased | |
| TC-AKN | World Focus Airlines | returned | |
| TC-AKN | Fly Air | leased | |
| 2006 | TC-AKN | World Focus Airlines | returned |
| 29 MAR 2007 | TC-AKN | Iran Air Tours | sub leased |
| TC-AKN | Atlas International Airways | leased | |
| TC-AKN | Eritrean Airlines | leased | |
| TC-AKN | World Focus Airlines | returned |
