Estado: | |
Fecha: | miércoles 22 julio 1970 |
Tipo: | Boeing 727 |
Operador: | Olympic Airways |
Registración: | registration unknown |
Numéro de série: | |
Año de Construcción: | |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
Ubicación: | Cairo ( Egipto)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), LÃbano |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Grecia |
Número de Vuelo: | OA255 |
Descripción:Olympic flight 255 was hijacked by six passengers. They threatened to blow up the plane and demanded the immediate release of seven Arab terrorists from Greek prisons. The flight landed at Athens and later continued to Cairo after all passengers had been released.
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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 Beirut International Airport to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport as the crow flies is 1144 km (715 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.