Narrative:
Six passengers hijacked the Caravalle plane and demanded to be flown to Cuba. The flight crew continued to Lima and Panama City before the final leg to Havana were they landed at 15:00 two days later.
» The Montreal Gazette - Jan 3, 1970
» Jornal do Brasil (30-9-1988)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 1 January 1970 |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R |
| Operator: | Cruzeiro do Sul |
| Registration: | PP-PDZ |
| MSN: | 131 |
| First flight: | 1962-08-02 (7 years 5 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Montevideo-Carrasco Airport (MVD/SUMU), Uruguay |
| Rio de Janeiro (unknown airport), RJ, Brazil |
Six passengers hijacked the Caravalle plane and demanded to be flown to Cuba. The flight crew continued to Lima and Panama City before the final leg to Havana were they landed at 15:00 two days later.
Sources:
» St. Petersburg Times - Jan 4, 1970» The Montreal Gazette - Jan 3, 1970
» Jornal do Brasil (30-9-1988)
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