Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 12 July 1980
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727
Owner/operator: Philippine Air Lines
Location: Manila –
ÿ Philippines
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: CockpitCockpit
Category: Unlawful Interference
A flight crew member opened the cockpit door, allowing a hijacker to enter shortly after takeoff. The hijacker demanded $6 million USD and flight to Libya, and agreed to release 10 American passengers. He asserted the presence of two confederates with a bomb. He demanded an announcement of a bomb aboard, which the crew was unable to make. The hijacker left the cockpit and called a flight attendant, during which the cockpit door was locked. The aircraft subsequently returned to Manila, where Philippine security personnel apprehended the hijacker.A flight crew member opened the cockpit door, allowing a hijacker to enter shortly after takeoff. The hijacker demanded $6 million USD and flight to Libya, and agreed to release 10 American passengers. He asserted the presence of two confederates with a bomb. He demanded an announcement of a bomb aboard, which the crew was unable to make. The hijacker left the cockpit and called a flight attendant, during which the cockpit door was locked. The aircraft subsequently returned to Manila, where Philippine security personnel apprehended the hijacker.
Description
Waiting until a crewmember opened the door the hijacker entered the cockpit shortly after takeoff and stated he had two confederates aboard who had a bomb. He demanded 6 million U.S. dollars and flight to Libya. He agreed to release all but 10 American passengers. Actually there were no Americans aboard. He demanded that the other passengers be notified that there was a bomb aboard. The hijacker was told that such an announcement could not be made from the cockpit. When the hijacker left the cockpit to call a flight attendant the crew locked the cockpit door. The aircraft then returned to Manila where Philippine security personnel boarded and took the hijacker Into custody.
Primary Cause
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