Incident Overview
Date: Friday 25 August 1972
Aircraft Type: Vickers 785D Viscount
Owner/operator: Aerol¡neas TAO
Registration Number: HK-1058
Location: Camagey Airport (CMW) –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31
Component Affected: Vickers Viscount aircraftVickers Viscount aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Vickers Viscount aircraft operated by Aerol¡neas TAO was hijacked en route between Neiva Airport and Bogot -Eldorado Airport. The aircraft demanded to be flown to Cuba and landed at Barrancabermeja-Yarigu¡es Airport, followed by Camagey Airport, Cuba.A Vickers Viscount aircraft operated by Aerol¡neas TAO was hijacked en route between Neiva Airport and Bogot -Eldorado Airport. The aircraft demanded to be flown to Cuba and landed at Barrancabermeja-Yarigu¡es Airport, followed by Camagey Airport, Cuba.
Description
A Vickers Viscount, operated by Aerol¡neas TAO, was hijacked en route between Neiva Airport (NVA) and Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG) at 10:15 local time. Four hijackers demanded to be flown to Cuba. The flight first headed for Barrancabermeja-Yarigu¡es Airport (EJA) where it landed at 11:50. After refuelling the airplane continued to Camagey Airport (CMW), Cuba where it landed at 16:30.
Source of Information
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