Date:	Tuesday 26 August 2008
Time:
Type:	Boeing 737-2T4 Adv.
Owner/operator:	Sun Air Company
Registration:	ST-SDB
MSN:	23273/1097
Year of manufacture:	1985
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 102
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Location:	Kufrah Airport (AKF) -   Libya
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Nyala Airport (UYL/HSNL)
Destination airport:	Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
The Sudanese airliner was hijacked after takeoff from Nyala (UYL). The aircraft diverted to Kufrah, Libya after authorities in Egypt refused permission for it to land in Cairo. The hijackers demanded to be flown to France. The next day all passengers were released by the hijackers. And later that day, both hijackers surrendered.

Sudanese plane hijacked over Darfur (Al Jazeera, 26-8-2008)
https://www.france24.com/en/20080826-hijacked-sudanese-plane-lands-libya-sudan-hijacking

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
13-Nov-2024 19:27	ASN	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ]