ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327411
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 June 1984 |
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| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Owner/operator: | Iran Air |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 136 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Baghdad-Saddam International Airport (SDA) -
 Iraq
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII) |
| Bushehr Airport (BUZ/OIBB) |
Two men hijacked the aircraft and forced the pilot to fly to Qatar. The aircraft was refueled in Qatar where the passengers were released. The aircraft then proceeded to Cairo, Egypt with three crewmen aboard.
Egyptian authorities refused the aircraft permission to land; however, because it was dangerously low on fuel, the aircraft was granted permission to land at the Cairo Airport.
After an overnight stay the hijackers forced the pilot to fly to Baghdad. Iraq, where they surrendered and requested political asylum.
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