| Date: | Thursday 25 February 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Western Air Lines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 98 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
| Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba, Canada. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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