Incident Overview
Date: Monday 23 August 1976
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-266
Owner/operator: EgyptAir
Location: Luxor Airport (LXR) –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 101
Component Affected: Boeing 737 aircraftBoeing 737 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
An Egyptian Air Force Boeing 737 aircraft was hijacked during a domestic flight from Cairo to Luxor. Three passengers, demanding to be flown to Libya, forced the pilot to land at Luxor due to insufficient fuel for the journey. After a period of negotiation, the hijackers demanded the release of five detained political leaders, leading to their arrest.An Egyptian Air Force Boeing 737 aircraft was hijacked during a domestic flight from Cairo to Luxor. Three passengers, demanding to be flown to Libya, forced the pilot to land at Luxor due to insufficient fuel for the journey. After a period of negotiation, the hijackers demanded the release of five detained political leaders, leading to their arrest.
Description
The EgyptAir Boeing 737 was hijacked during a domestic flight from Cairo to Luxor. The aircraft took off from Cairo at 07:15 hours local time. As the aircraft neared Luxor, three armed passengers hijacked the aircraft. They demanded to be flown to Libya, but the aircraft had to land at Luxor because the pilot told the hijacked he did not have enough fuel to reach Libya. On the ground at Luxor the hijackers demanded the release of five prisoners, detained for plotting an assassination of dissident Libyan and Yemeni political leaders. At 17:30 hours the aircraft was stormed by army commando forces and all hijackers were arrested.
Source of Information
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