Narrative:
Change of aircraft at SFO to B720 for flight to Algiers. 2 hijackers demanded money and to be taken to Algeria. Hijackers demands were accepted.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 2 June 1972 |
| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Operator: | Western Air Lines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 90 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 98 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Algiers ( Algeria)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), United States of America |
| Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | WA701 |
Change of aircraft at SFO to B720 for flight to Algiers. 2 hijackers demanded money and to be taken to Algeria. Hijackers demands were accepted.
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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 Los Angeles International Airport, CA to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA as the crow flies is 1527 km (954 miles).
Distance from Los Angeles International Airport, CA to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA as the crow flies is 1527 km (954 miles).
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