Date:	Friday 4 September 1992
Time:
Type:	Boeing 727-260
Owner/operator:	Ethiopian Airlines
Registration:
MSN:
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17R
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 58
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	UI
Location:	Djibouti Airport (JIB) -   Djibouti
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna D Yilma Airport (DIR/HADR)
Destination airport:	Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB)

Narrative:
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 555 was hijacked en route from Dire Dawa (DIR) to Addis Ababa (ADD). Two men and a woman armed with hand grenades hijacked the Boeing 727 aircraft with 58 passengers and crew, and demanded to be flown to Djibouti. Upon arrival there, the hijackers released most of the passenger and several crew members but held some hostages while negotiating with authorities. They surrendered soon after. No injuries were reported.

Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1992 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security

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