Narrative:
Ten hijackers demanded to be taken to Cuba. The aircraft flew to Havana with a refueling stop at Barranquila, Colombia.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 19 January 1969 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-188A Electra |
| Operator: | Ecuatoriana (Compañia Ecuatoriana de Aviacion) |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 83 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 88 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE/SEGU), Ecuador |
| Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
Ten hijackers demanded to be taken to Cuba. The aircraft flew to Havana with a refueling stop at Barranquila, Colombia.
Sources:
» St. Petersburg Times - Jan 20, 1969Photos
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 Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport to Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport as the crow flies is 271 km (170 miles).
Distance from Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport to Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport as the crow flies is 271 km (170 miles).
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