| Date: | Wednesday 8 November 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Mexicana de Aviación |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 111 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Havana -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Monterrey (unknown airport) |
| Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX) |
Four hijackers demanded money and the release of prisoners. Hijackers demands were accepted and six political prisoners boarded the 727 which was then flown to Havana. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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