Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 25 September 1982
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-243
Owner/operator: Alitalia
Location: Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 109
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A male passenger, armed with a knife, entered the cockpit and demanded to be flown to Tripoli, Libya. Libyan authorities denied permission to land there. The hijacker then demanded to be flown to Malta. Permission to land there was denied. The hijacker had been denied a visa to enter Algeria and was being returned to Rome. The pilot convinced the hijacker that the plane was running low on fuel and he agreed to landing at Catania, Sicily. Italy. After one-half hour of landing, all passengers and five of the eight crew were released. Later, some of the remaining crew attacked the hijacker, and police assisted in their apprehension.A male passenger, armed with a knife, entered the cockpit and demanded to be flown to Tripoli, Libya. Libyan authorities denied permission to land there. The hijacker then demanded to be flown to Malta. Permission to land there was denied. The hijacker had been denied a visa to enter Algeria and was being returned to Rome. The pilot convinced the hijacker that the plane was running low on fuel and he agreed to landing at Catania, Sicily. Italy. After one-half hour of landing, all passengers and five of the eight crew were released. Later, some of the remaining crew attacked the hijacker, and police assisted in their apprehension.
Description
About 40 minutes after departure a male passenger, armed with a knife, entered the cockpit and demanded to be flown to Tripoli, Libya. Libyan authorities denied permission to land there. The hijacker then demanded to be flown to Malta. Permission to land there was denied. The hijacker had been denied a visa to enter Algeria and was being returned to Rome. The pilot convinced the hijacker that the plane was running low on fuel and he agreed to landing at Catania, Sicily. Italy. About one-half hour after landing all passengers and 5 of the 8 crew were released. Later some of the remaining crew attacked the hijacker and with the help of police overpowered him.
Primary Cause
Hijacking scenario involving a passenger demanding a flight to Libya and Malta, resulting in a forced landing at Catania, Sicily.Hijacking scenario involving a passenger demanding a flight to Libya and Malta, resulting in a forced landing at Catania, Sicily.Share on:
