Incident Overview
Date: Friday 29 August 1980
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8
Owner/operator: Braniff International Airways
Location: Lima-Callao International Airport (LIM) –
ÿ Peru
Phase of Flight: Standing
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 183
Component Affected: DC-8 of Braniff AirwaysDC-8 of Braniff Airways
Category: Unlawful Interference
A group of Cuban refugees breached a terminal door at Lima-Callao International Airport, Peru, and entered the ramp area. Police responded by firing shots and pulling boarding stairs away, resulting in two refugees being injured and one being cut by glass. Sixteen eighty individuals managed to board a DC-8 of Braniff Airways. They demanded to be flown to Miami, Florida, and surrendered after being convinced of prosecution and expedited entry to the U.S. due to the threat of prosecution.A group of Cuban refugees breached a terminal door at Lima-Callao International Airport, Peru, and entered the ramp area. Police responded by firing shots and pulling boarding stairs away, resulting in two refugees being injured and one being cut by glass. Sixteen eighty individuals managed to board a DC-8 of Braniff Airways. They demanded to be flown to Miami, Florida, and surrendered after being convinced of prosecution and expedited entry to the U.S. due to the threat of prosecution.
Description
Several hundred Cuban refugees broke through a terminal door and entered the ramp area at Lima-Callao International Airport in Peru. The police fired shots and pulled the boarding stairs away from the aircraft. Two refugees were hit in the leg and one was cut by broken glass. 168 persons managed to board a DC-8 of Braniff Airways. They threatened to burn the aircraft unless they were flown to Miami, Florida. After 23 hours the hijackers surrendered after being convinced that if they flew to Miami they would be prosecuted as hijackers and if they surrendered their applications for entry to the U.S. would be expedited.
Primary Cause
Refugee escape and demand for expedited entry to the U.S.Refugee escape and demand for expedited entry to the U.S.Share on:
