Narrative:
A passenger threatened to blow up a the Tu-134 airliner on a flight from Arkhangelsk to Odessa, as it was preparing to land. He demanded to be flown to Israel or Romania. The crew agreed to the demands but convinced the hijacker to allow the aircraft to refuel in Odessa where the hijacker surrendered to authorities.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 20 January 1989 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-134 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Odessa-Central Airport (ODS) ( Ukraine)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Arkhangelsk-Talaghy Airport (ARH/ULAA), Russia |
| Odessa-Central Airport (ODS/UKOO), Ukraine |
A passenger threatened to blow up a the Tu-134 airliner on a flight from Arkhangelsk to Odessa, as it was preparing to land. He demanded to be flown to Israel or Romania. The crew agreed to the demands but convinced the hijacker to allow the aircraft to refuel in Odessa where the hijacker surrendered to authorities.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1989 / FAAPhotos
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 Arkhangelsk-Talaghy Airport to Odessa-Central Airport as the crow flies is 2095 km (1309 miles).
Distance from Arkhangelsk-Talaghy Airport to Odessa-Central Airport as the crow flies is 2095 km (1309 miles).
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