Narrative:
A young man entered the cockpit holding spray bottle claiming it contained nitric acid.
The crew overpowered the man and turned him over to authorities at Mikonos.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 27 September 1975 |
| Type: |  Shorts SC.7 Skyvan |
| Operator: | Olympic Airways |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Mikonos ( Greece)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Greece |
| Mikonos Airport (JMK/LGMK), Greece |
A young man entered the cockpit holding spray bottle claiming it contained nitric acid.
The crew overpowered the man and turned him over to authorities at Mikonos.
Classification:
HijackPhotos
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 Athens-Ellinikon International Airport to Mikonos Airport as the crow flies is 150 km (94 miles).
Distance from Athens-Ellinikon International Airport to Mikonos Airport as the crow flies is 150 km (94 miles).
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