Narrative:
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says authorities have disrupted the attempted hijacking of a passenger jet. The Guard said on its official website the hijacking targeted a flight heading from Ahwaz to Mashhad, Iran.
The Iran Air flight made an emergency landing at Isfahan Airport.
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Thursday 4 March 2021 |
| Time: | 22:10 |
| Type: |  Fokker 100 |
| Operator: | Iran Air |
| Registration: | EP-CFM |
| MSN: | 11394 |
| First flight: | 1992-04-27 (28 years 11 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Tay 650-15 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Isfahan Airport ( Iran)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Ahwaz Airport (AWZ/OIAW), Iran |
| Mashhad-Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport (MHD/OIMM), Iran | |
| Flightnumber: | IR334 |
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says authorities have disrupted the attempted hijacking of a passenger jet. The Guard said on its official website the hijacking targeted a flight heading from Ahwaz to Mashhad, Iran.
The Iran Air flight made an emergency landing at Isfahan Airport.
Classification:
HijackSources:
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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 Ahwaz Airport to Mashhad-Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport as the crow flies is 1135 km (709 miles).
Distance from Ahwaz Airport to Mashhad-Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport as the crow flies is 1135 km (709 miles).
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