Narrative:
Three hijackers demanded to be taken to Cuba. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 11 April 1969 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6 |
| Operator: | Unknown |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 59 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Havana ( Cuba)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE/SEGU), Ecuador |
| Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
Three hijackers demanded to be taken to Cuba. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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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 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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