Narrative:
Because more passengers than manifested were aboard, police boarded to check. A man then put a razor to the neck of another passenger and demanded to be flown to West Berlin. The other passengers threatened the hijacker and he moved to the rear of the plane where he was arrested by the police.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 29 September 1981 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24V |
| Operator: | LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze |
| Registration: | SP-LTP |
| MSN: | 67302802 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW) ( Poland)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW/EPWA), Poland |
| Szczecin-Goleniów Airport (SZZ/EPSC), Poland |
Because more passengers than manifested were aboard, police boarded to check. A man then put a razor to the neck of another passenger and demanded to be flown to West Berlin. The other passengers threatened the hijacker and he moved to the rear of the plane where he was arrested by the police.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Miklos SzaboPhotos
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 Warszawa-Okecie Airport to Szczecin-Goleniów Airport as the crow flies is 433 km (271 miles).
Distance from Warszawa-Okecie Airport to Szczecin-Goleniów Airport as the crow flies is 433 km (271 miles).
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