| Date: | Friday 25 August 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 89 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA) -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) |
| Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |
One passenger dropped a note near a flight attendant who was taking a nap. He demanding the release of several prisoners, a.o. Rudolf Hess. After landing in Geneva all passengers deplaned and were questioned by authorities to determine the identity of the hijacker.
Sources:
La Liberté, 27 Aug. 1978
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