Date: | Monday 14 September 1998 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airbus A310-203 |
Owner/operator: | THY Turkish Airlines |
Registration: | TC-JCL |
MSN: | 338 |
Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
Engine model: | GE CF6-80A3 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 84 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Trabzon Airport (TZX) -
Turkey
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC) |
Destination airport: | Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) |
Narrative:THY flight 145 was hijacked during a domestic flight from Ankara to Istanbul and diverted to the Black Sea coastal city of Trabzon. The Airbus A310 aircraft carried 76 passengers and eight crew members. The plane landed safely, the passengers were released, and the hijacker surrendered to airport authorities. There were no injuries. According to a THY spokesman the hijacker claimed to have a package bomb; however, the Turkish Minister of Transportation stated that he had a plastic toy gun. Press reports indicate that the hijackers motive was to protest the Turkish governments ban on women wearing the traditional Islamic head covering, the chador, at Turkish universities.
This hijacking is considered a politically motivated incident.
Sources:
Firuz Altingöz (E-mail, 11-12-2009)
Abdullah Nergiz (E-mail, 30-6-2010)
Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1998 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
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