Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 6 January 1996
Aircraft Type: Airbus A321-131
Owner/operator: TransAsia Airways
Location: Tainan Airport (TNN) –
ÿ Taiwan
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 203
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On flight 529, a passenger hijacked the aircraft, demanding it be flown to Fujian Province, China, citing dissatisfaction with domestic political and social developments in Taiwan. He falsely claimed to possess a bomb and requested a landing in Tainan.On flight 529, a passenger hijacked the aircraft, demanding it be flown to Fujian Province, China, citing dissatisfaction with domestic political and social developments in Taiwan. He falsely claimed to possess a bomb and requested a landing in Tainan.
Description
A man, disappointed with domestic political and social developments in Taiwan, hijacked flight 529 en route to Tainan (TNN). He gave a note to one of the flight attendants, claiming to have a bomb. He demanded that the plane be flown to Fujian Province, China. The hijacker agreed to the pilot’s suggestion to land in Tainan for refueling and was arrested upon landing.
Primary Cause
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