Narrative:
A hijacker armed with a pistol and handgrenade demanded to be flown to Benghazi, Libya. Plane landed in Manila where hijacker allowed some passengers to disembark. Hijacker surrendered to authorities nine hours after hijacking began.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 7 October 1975 |
| Type: |  BAC One-Eleven |
| Operator: | Philippine Air Lines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Manila ( Philippines)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Davao-Mati Airport (DVO/RPMD), Philippines |
| Manila Airport (MNL/RPLL), Philippines |
A hijacker armed with a pistol and handgrenade demanded to be flown to Benghazi, Libya. Plane landed in Manila where hijacker allowed some passengers to disembark. Hijacker surrendered to authorities nine hours after hijacking began.
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 Davao-Mati Airport to Manila Airport as the crow flies is 959 km (599 miles).
Distance from Davao-Mati Airport to Manila Airport as the crow flies is 959 km (599 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.
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