Narrative:
While en route between Bourgas Airport (BOJ) and Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW) two passengers stood up and held a straight razor to the throat of a flight attendant and commandeered the aircraft. They demanded to be flown to West Germany but agreed to a landing at Vienna, Austria, when told there was a shortage of fuel. The flight attendant was cut slightly with the razor during the flight. Upon landing they surrendered to Austrian authorities.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 14 October 1982 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-134A |
| Operator: | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Wien-Schwechat Airport (VIE) ( Austria)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bourgas Airport (BOJ/LBBG), Bulgaria |
| Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW/EPWA), Poland |
While en route between Bourgas Airport (BOJ) and Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW) two passengers stood up and held a straight razor to the throat of a flight attendant and commandeered the aircraft. They demanded to be flown to West Germany but agreed to a landing at Vienna, Austria, when told there was a shortage of fuel. The flight attendant was cut slightly with the razor during the flight. Upon landing they surrendered to Austrian authorities.
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 Bourgas Airport to Warszawa-Okecie Airport as the crow flies is 1166 km (729 miles).
Distance from Bourgas Airport to Warszawa-Okecie Airport as the crow flies is 1166 km (729 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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