Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 31 March 1991
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737
Owner/operator: Air Algrie
Location: Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) –
ÿ Algeria
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 54
Component Affected: Air Algerie Boeing 737 aircraftAir Algerie Boeing 737 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
An Algerian man hijacked an Air Algerie Boeing 737 aircraft from Bechar to Algiers. He demanded a communiqu read on Algerian television to address national unity and postpone elections, despite limited media time. After negotiations, he released the passengers and surrendered.An Algerian man hijacked an Air Algerie Boeing 737 aircraft from Bechar to Algiers. He demanded a communiqu read on Algerian television to address national unity and postpone elections, despite limited media time. After negotiations, he released the passengers and surrendered.
Description
An Algerian man hijacked an Air Algerie Boeing 737 aircraft on a domestic flight from Bechar to Algiers, with 54 passengers on board. Upon landing in Algiers the hijacker threatened to detonate a grenade unless a communiqu was read on Algerian television. Although the hijacker was not allowed media time, according to government authorities, he wanted to make an appeal for national unity and a postponement of elections. After several hours of negotiation with the Algerian Minister of Interior, the hijacker released the passengers and surrendered.
Primary Cause
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