| Date: | Friday 20 January 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-134 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Odessa-Central Airport (ODS) -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Arkhangelsk-Talaghy Airport (ARH/ULAA) |
| Odessa-Central Airport (ODS/UKOO) |
A passenger threatened to blow up a the Tu-134 airliner on a flight from Arkhangelsk to Odessa, as it was preparing to land. He demanded to be flown to Israel or Romania. The crew agreed to the demands but convinced the hijacker to allow the aircraft to refuel in Odessa where the hijacker surrendered to authorities.
Sources:
Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1989 / FAA
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