Narrative:
Claiming he had a bomb in his briefcase, the hijacker forced the plane to fly to West Germany. The plane landed in Frankfurt where the hijacker surrendered, asking for political asylum. No bomb was found.
He subsequently was sentenced to 4 years in prison by West German court.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 6 February 1978 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-134 |
| Operator: | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 34 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 39 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Frankfurt ( Germany)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Berlin-Schönefeld Airport (SXF/EDDB), Germany |
| Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR), Czech Republic |
Claiming he had a bomb in his briefcase, the hijacker forced the plane to fly to West Germany. The plane landed in Frankfurt where the hijacker surrendered, asking for political asylum. No bomb was found.
He subsequently was sentenced to 4 years in prison by West German court.
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 Berlin-Schönefeld Airport to Praha-Ruzyne International Airport as the crow flies is 257 km (160 miles).
Distance from Berlin-Schönefeld Airport to Praha-Ruzyne International Airport as the crow flies is 257 km (160 miles).
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