Narrative:
Two hijackers demanded to be taken to Finland. They were apprehended after landing in Helsinki and returned to the Soviet Union.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 10 July 1977 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-134 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-65639 |
| MSN: | 9350917 |
| First flight: | 1970 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Helsinki ( Finland)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Petrozavodsk Airport (PES/ULPB), Russia |
| Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI), Russia |
Two hijackers demanded to be taken to Finland. They were apprehended after landing in Helsinki and returned to the Soviet Union.
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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 Petrozavodsk Airport to Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport as the crow flies is 311 km (194 miles).
Distance from Petrozavodsk Airport to Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport as the crow flies is 311 km (194 miles).
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