Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 14 October 1982
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-134A
Owner/operator: Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
Location: Wien-Schwechat Airport (VIE) –
ÿ Austria
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
Two passengers on an aircraft en route between Bourgas and Warszawa-Okecie hijacked the aircraft and demanded to be flown to West Germany. They ultimately agreed to a landing at Vienna, Austria, following a fuel shortage, and were subsequently apprehended by Austrian authorities.Two passengers on an aircraft en route between Bourgas and Warszawa-Okecie hijacked the aircraft and demanded to be flown to West Germany. They ultimately agreed to a landing at Vienna, Austria, following a fuel shortage, and were subsequently apprehended by Austrian authorities.
Description
While en route between Bourgas Airport (BOJ) and Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW) two passengers stood up and held a straight razor to the throat of a flight attendant and commandeered the aircraft. They demanded to be flown to West Germany but agreed to a landing at Vienna, Austria, when told there was a shortage of fuel. The flight attendant was cut slightly with the razor during the flight. Upon landing they surrendered to Austrian authorities.
Primary Cause
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