| Date: | Tuesday 4 March 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-284 |
| Owner/operator: | Olympic Airways |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Thira Airport (JTR) -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT) |
| Santorini (Thira) International Airport (JTR/LGSR) |
A 36-year old male passenger hijacked the aircraft, claiming to have a hand grenade. He demanded to be taken to Libya. The pilot landed at the destination airport to refuel. There the police boarded the aircraft and arrested the hijacker.
Sources:
NRC 5 March 1986
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