Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 1 September 2001
Aircraft Type: Airbus A321-231
Owner/operator: Aero Lloyd
Registration Number: D-ALAS
Location: Napoli Airport (NAP) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aero Lloyd Airbus 321Aero Lloyd Airbus 321
Category: Unlawful Interference
An Aero Lloyd Airbus 321 was diverted to Naples due to a man attempting to hijack the flight to Tunisia using wax candles and sticks of dynamite. Two passengers and the cabin attendant successfully overpowered him.An Aero Lloyd Airbus 321 was diverted to Naples due to a man attempting to hijack the flight to Tunisia using wax candles and sticks of dynamite. Two passengers and the cabin attendant successfully overpowered him.
Description
Various conflicting reports emerged as to the reason an Aero Lloyd Airbus 321 was diverted to Naples. Some agencies reported that a man had tried to hijack the flight to Tunisia, his native country, using wax candles that he said were sticks of dynamite. Other reports indicate that a mentally disturbed man had a panic attack that necessitated the diversion. Two passengers and the cabin attendant overpowered the man.
Primary Cause
Man attempting to hijack the flight to Tunisia using wax candles and sticks of dynamite.Man attempting to hijack the flight to Tunisia using wax candles and sticks of dynamite.Share on:
