Narrative:
CanJet Flight 918 departed from Halifax at 19:15 on a flight to Montego Bay-Sangster International Airport (MBJ), Jamaica and Santa Clara Airport (SNU), in Cuba. After landing at Montego Bay, a 21-year-old Jamaican man breached security and burst onto the plane brandishing a gun.
Passengers reported he wanted to leave the country. He reportedly fired the gun once through the open cabin door.
Flight attendants managed to negotiate the early release of all 174 passengers and two crew members.
Military police stormed the airplane after negotiations broke down around 06:40. The hijacker was arrested.
» Harper praises courageous hijacked Canjet crew (CanWest News Service, 20-4-2009)
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Sunday 19 April 2009 |
| Time: | 22:22 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8AS |
| Operator: | CanJet Airlines |
| Registration: | C-FTCZ |
| MSN: | 29923/576 |
| First flight: | 2000-05-24 (8 years 11 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-7B24 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 174 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 182 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Montego Bay-Sangster International Airport (MBJ) ( Jamaica)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Halifax-Stanfield International Airport, NS (YHZ/CYHZ), Canada |
| Montego Bay-Sangster International Airport (MBJ/MKJS), Jamaica | |
| Flightnumber: | 918 |
CanJet Flight 918 departed from Halifax at 19:15 on a flight to Montego Bay-Sangster International Airport (MBJ), Jamaica and Santa Clara Airport (SNU), in Cuba. After landing at Montego Bay, a 21-year-old Jamaican man breached security and burst onto the plane brandishing a gun.
Passengers reported he wanted to leave the country. He reportedly fired the gun once through the open cabin door.
Flight attendants managed to negotiate the early release of all 174 passengers and two crew members.
Military police stormed the airplane after negotiations broke down around 06:40. The hijacker was arrested.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» CanJet press releases» Harper praises courageous hijacked Canjet crew (CanWest News Service, 20-4-2009)
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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 Halifax-Stanfield International Airport, NS to Montego Bay-Sangster International Airport as the crow flies is 3200 km (2000 miles).
Distance from Halifax-Stanfield International Airport, NS to Montego Bay-Sangster International Airport as the crow flies is 3200 km (2000 miles).
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