Incident Overview
Date: Friday 12 August 1977
Aircraft Type: Airbus A300
Owner/operator: Air France
Location: Brindisi-Papola Casale Airport (BDS) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 242
Category: Unlawful Interference
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Description
The Air France Airbus A300 was hijacked to Benghazi, Libya and then towards Athens, Greece, where the aircraft was denied permission to land by both Libyan and Greek authorities. The plane, low on fuel, turned back towards Italy, landing at Brindisi-Casale Airport where the hijacker was seized.
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