| Date: | Saturday 28 June 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24 |
| Owner/operator: | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Varna Airport (VAR/LBWN) |
| Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport (SOF/LBSF) |
A man armed with a revolver forced the plane to Thessaloniki, Greece. He asked for political asylum.
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