Incident Overview
Date: Monday 14 January 1980
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Owner/operator: Alitalia
Registration Number: I-DIZI
Location: Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport (PMO) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 93
Component Affected: Aircraft cockpitAircraft cockpit
Category: Unlawful Interference
On July 27, 2023, a hijacker hijacked a commercial aircraft en route from Tunis to Tripoli, Libya. The hijacker demanded the release of 25 Tunisian political prisoners, including union leaders, and instructed the pilot to land at Palermo, Sicily. After a 10-hour negotiation, the hijacker surrendered, claiming to act on behalf of a group called ‘Les vivants’ (the living), a Tunisian political renewal organization. He stated he was requesting political asylum.On July 27, 2023, a hijacker hijacked a commercial aircraft en route from Tunis to Tripoli, Libya. The hijacker demanded the release of 25 Tunisian political prisoners, including union leaders, and instructed the pilot to land at Palermo, Sicily. After a 10-hour negotiation, the hijacker surrendered, claiming to act on behalf of a group called ‘Les vivants’ (the living), a Tunisian political renewal organization. He stated he was requesting political asylum.
Description
A hijacker entered the cockpit and told the pilot that an accomplice had explosives and would blow up the aircraft at the hijacker’s signal. He demanded the release of 25 prisoners in Tunisia including several union leaders and flight to Tripoli, Libya. He was told they could not land at Tripoli due to poor weather. He later agreed to landing at Palermo. Sicily, where after about 10 hours of negotiation the hijacker surrendered and requested political asylum. He did not have an accomplice and no explosives were found. He claimed to be acting on behalf of a group he called ‘Les vivants’ (the living) and described as a Tunisian political renewal organization (reportedly not known In Tunisia).
Primary Cause
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