Beschrijving:
An Aeroflot Tupolev 154 with 171 passengers and seven crew members was hijacked to Sweden while on a domestic flight from Leningrad to Lvov. The hijacker was identified as a teenager, who threatened to blow up the aircraft with an explosive device he claimed was hidden in his luggage. He surrendered to Swedish authorities upon landing at Stockholm's Arlanda International Airport.
No weapons were found. On September 11, 1990 the hijacker was tried and convicted in Sweden on a hijacking charge and sentenced to four years imprisonment.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | donderdag 5 juli 1990 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Aeroflot |
| Registratie: | registration unknown |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 7 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 171 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 178 |
| Schade: | Geen |
| Plaats: | Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) ( Zweden)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI), Rusland |
| Lviv-Snilow Airport (LWO/UKLL), Oekraïne |
An Aeroflot Tupolev 154 with 171 passengers and seven crew members was hijacked to Sweden while on a domestic flight from Leningrad to Lvov. The hijacker was identified as a teenager, who threatened to blow up the aircraft with an explosive device he claimed was hidden in his luggage. He surrendered to Swedish authorities upon landing at Stockholm's Arlanda International Airport.
No weapons were found. On September 11, 1990 the hijacker was tried and convicted in Sweden on a hijacking charge and sentenced to four years imprisonment.
Bronnen:
» Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1990 / FAAFoto's
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport en Lviv-Snilow Airport bedraagt 1172 km (732 miles).
De afstand tussen Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport en Lviv-Snilow Airport bedraagt 1172 km (732 miles).
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