Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 23 November 1968
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727
Owner/operator: Eastern Air Lines
Location: Havana-Jos Mart¡ International Airport (HAV) –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 90
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
An Eastern Air Lines flight, EA73, was hijacked by four passengers demanding to be flown to Cuba. The flight departed Chicago at 17:45 EST and arrived at Havana, Cuba at 20:41 EST.An Eastern Air Lines flight, EA73, was hijacked by four passengers demanding to be flown to Cuba. The flight departed Chicago at 17:45 EST and arrived at Havana, Cuba at 20:41 EST.
Description
Eastern Air Lines flight EA73 from Chicago-O’Hare International Airport, IL (ORD) to Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) was hijacked by four passengers who demanded to be flown to Cuba. The flight departed Chicago at 17:45 EST and arrived at Havana, Cuba at 20:41 EST.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kKcyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VrYFAAAAIBAJ&dq=hijack&pg=2658%2C8848220https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kKcyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VrYFAAAAIBAJ&dq=hijack&pg=2658%2C8848220Primary Cause
Passenger-driven hijackingPassenger-driven hijackingShare on:
