Date: | Wednesday 18 July 1990 |
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Type: | Tupolev Tu-134 |
Owner/operator: | Aeroflot |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 75 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Sukhumi Airport (SUI) -
Georgia
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Odessa-Central Airport (ODS/UKOO) |
Destination airport: | Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI/UGSS) |
Narrative:An attempt to hijack a Tupolev 134 to Turkey failed when the hijacker was overpowered. The aircraft, with 75 passengers, was on a domestic flight from Odessa to Sukhumi when a male passenger threatened to explode an improvised explosive device. He was overpowered, and the plane continued on to its destination where the hijacker was arrested.
Sources:
Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1990 / FAA
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