Narrative:
Air China flight 1350 took off from Changsha, China at 08:41 hours local time on a domestic flight to Beijing. While en route at FL266 a passenger stood up and grabbed a flight attended in the forward part of the cabin and threatened with a pen.
The flight crew decided to divert to Zhengzhou. Descent was commenced at 09:40 and the flight landed at 09:58 hours.
By the time the aircraft landed the attempted hijacking had apparently been stopped.
» CAAC
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 15 April 2018 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-213 |
| Operator: | Air China |
| Registration: | B-6555 |
| MSN: | 3766 |
| First flight: | 2009-01-13 (9 years 3 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-5B2/3 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Zhengzhou-Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) ( China)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Changsha-Huanghua Airport (CSX/ZGHA), China |
| Beijing-Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA), China | |
| Flightnumber: | CA1350 |
Air China flight 1350 took off from Changsha, China at 08:41 hours local time on a domestic flight to Beijing. While en route at FL266 a passenger stood up and grabbed a flight attended in the forward part of the cabin and threatened with a pen.
The flight crew decided to divert to Zhengzhou. Descent was commenced at 09:40 and the flight landed at 09:58 hours.
By the time the aircraft landed the attempted hijacking had apparently been stopped.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» udn.com» CAAC
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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 Changsha-Huanghua Airport to Beijing-Capital International Airport as the crow flies is 1349 km (843 miles).
Distance from Changsha-Huanghua Airport to Beijing-Capital International Airport as the crow flies is 1349 km (843 miles).
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