Estado: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fecha: | domingo 19 abril 2009 |
Hora: | 22:22 |
Tipo: | Boeing 737-8AS |
Operador: | CanJet Airlines |
Registración: | C-FTCZ |
Numéro de série: | 29923/576 |
Año de Construcción: | 2000-05-24 (8 years 11 months) |
Motores: | 2 CFMI CFM56-7B24 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 8 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 174 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 182 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
Ubicación: | Montego Bay-Sangster International Airport (MBJ) ( Jamaica)
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Fase: | En Espera (STD) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional No Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Halifax-Stanfield International Airport, NS (YHZ/CYHZ), Canadá |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Montego Bay-Sangster International Airport (MBJ/MKJS), Jamaica |
Número de Vuelo: | 918 |
Descripción:CanJet Flight 918 departed from Halifax at 19:15 on a flight to Montego Bay-Sangster International Airport (MBJ), Jamaica and Santa Clara Airport (SNU), in Cuba. After landing at Montego Bay, a 21-year-old Jamaican man breached security and burst onto the plane brandishing a gun.
Passengers reported he wanted to leave the country. He reportedly fired the gun once through the open cabin door.
Flight attendants managed to negotiate the early release of all 174 passengers and two crew members.
Military police stormed the airplane after negotiations broke down around 06:40. The hijacker was arrested.
Fuentes:
» CanJet press releases
» Harper praises courageous hijacked Canjet crew (CanWest News Service, 20-4-2009)
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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 Halifax-Stanfield International Airport, NS to Montego Bay-Sangster International Airport as the crow flies is 3200 km (2000 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.