Narrative:
A 23 year old Italian student armed with a toy pistol hijacked the aircraft to Cairo. After a refueling stop in Naples the passengers and crew were released in Cairo and the hijacker requested asylum.
» britishpathe.com
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 30 May 1970 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Operator: | Alitalia |
| Registration: | I-DIBD |
| MSN: | 47234/435 |
| First flight: | 1968-12-18 (1 year 5 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Cairo International Airport (CAI) ( Egypt)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Genoa-Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA/LIMJ), Italy |
| Roma (unknown airport), Italy |
A 23 year old Italian student armed with a toy pistol hijacked the aircraft to Cairo. After a refueling stop in Naples the passengers and crew were released in Cairo and the hijacker requested asylum.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» De Volkskrant, 01-06-1970» britishpathe.com
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