Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 September 1980
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727
Owner/operator: Eastern Air Lines
Location: Tampa, Havana –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 89
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On Eastern Air Lines flight 161, a Cuban housepainter hijacked the aircraft while flying to Tampa and Sarasota. He demanded to be flown to Havana and surrendered after arriving at Havana Airport.On Eastern Air Lines flight 161, a Cuban housepainter hijacked the aircraft while flying to Tampa and Sarasota. He demanded to be flown to Havana and surrendered after arriving at Havana Airport.
Description
Eastern Air Lines flight 161 from Albany to New York, Tampa and Sarasota, was hijacked on the flight leg to Tampa. A homesick Cuban housepainter carried what he suggested was a Molotov cocktail and demanded to be flown to Havana. The hijacker surrendered after the aircraft arrived at Havana Airport.
Source of Information
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