| Date: | Sunday 10 August 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Florida |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 34 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Havana -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
| Key West International Airport, FL (EYW/KEYW) |
A male passenger hijacked the flight and demanded to be taken to Cuba. The hijacker surrendered after the aircraft landed at Havana Airport, Cuba.
The bomb he claimed to carry turned out to be a bar of soap
Hijacker surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
Sources:
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Aug 11, 1980
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