| Date: | Thursday 9 January 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 79 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) -
 Cuba
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
| Nassau International Airport (NAS/MYNN) |
A 21-year-old passenger brandished a switchblade knife and threatened a stewardess. He demanded to be taken to Cuba. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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