Narrative:
Some 15-20 minutes after takeoff from Tirana (TIA) an unarmed 27-year-old Turk hijacked the THY flight. He threatened to blow himself up if the pilot did not divert the flight to Italy. After the plane landed at Brindisi (BDS), he requested political asylum. The man apparently wanted to avoid military service in Turkey.
| Status: | 5 |
| Date: | Tuesday 3 October 2006 |
| Time: | 17:55 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-4Y0 |
| Operator: | THY Turkish Airlines |
| Registration: | TC-JET |
| MSN: | 26077/2425 |
| First flight: | 1993-01-20 (13 years 9 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-3C1 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 107 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 113 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Brindisi-Papola Casale Airport (BDS) ( Italy)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tirana-Rinas Airport (TIA/LATI), Albania |
| Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA), Turkey | |
| Flightnumber: | TK1476 |
Some 15-20 minutes after takeoff from Tirana (TIA) an unarmed 27-year-old Turk hijacked the THY flight. He threatened to blow himself up if the pilot did not divert the flight to Italy. After the plane landed at Brindisi (BDS), he requested political asylum. The man apparently wanted to avoid military service in Turkey.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Turkish hijacker threatened to blow himself up (Reuters, 4-10-2006)Photos
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 Tirana-Rinas Airport to Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport as the crow flies is 757 km (473 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Tirana-Rinas Airport to Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport as the crow flies is 757 km (473 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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