Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 19 May 1987
Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-219B
Owner/operator: Air New Zealand
Location: Nadi International Airport (NAN) –
ÿ Fiji
Phase of Flight: Standing
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 129
Component Affected: Boeing 747 aircraftBoeing 747 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On Air New Zealand Flight 24, a Boeing 747, a customer service supervisor entered the cockpit and threatened the crew with explosives, demanding extra fuel and flight to Libya. He subsequently held the crew for nearly six hours while negotiating with authorities, ultimately resulting in the hijacking being thwarted by a crew member striking him with a whiskey bottle. The incident was linked to a political coup on Fiji a week prior.On Air New Zealand Flight 24, a Boeing 747, a customer service supervisor entered the cockpit and threatened the crew with explosives, demanding extra fuel and flight to Libya. He subsequently held the crew for nearly six hours while negotiating with authorities, ultimately resulting in the hijacking being thwarted by a crew member striking him with a whiskey bottle. The incident was linked to a political coup on Fiji a week prior.
Description
Air New Zealand Flight 24, a Boeing 747, was undergoing a pre-flight check by its crew when an airline customer services supervisor entered the cockpit and threatened the crew with explosives. He demanded the aircraft take on extra fuel and ordered that it be flown to Libya, although other reports suggest he wanted to go to New Zealand. All passengers were released but he held the three flight crew members for nearly six hours while he negotiated with authorities. The hijacker was overpowered and taken into custody after one of the crew struck him on the head with a whiskey bottle. The hijacking attempt was apparently related to a political coup on Fiji one week earlier.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1z1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AuoDAAAAIBAJ&dq=hijack&pg=6904%2C936570https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1z1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AuoDAAAAIBAJ&dq=hijack&pg=6904%2C936570Primary Cause
A customer service supervisor’s aggressive and potentially delusional behavior leading to a hijacking attempt.A customer service supervisor’s aggressive and potentially delusional behavior leading to a hijacking attempt.Share on:
