On August 30, 2002, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 551, a Boeing 727, was hijacked during a domestic flight from Addis Ababa to Bahar Dar. Seven passengers and nine crew members were on board. The hijackers demanded to be flown to San’a, Yemen, but were denied permission to land. The aircraft was diverted to Djibouti, where passengers were released, and then continued to Aden, Yemen, where it remained for 13 hours before departing for Cairo, Egypt, where it was refueled and landed at Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy. The hijackers surrendered to authorities in Rome and requested asylum, leading to their subsequent sentencing.On August 30, 2002, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 551, a Boeing 727, was hijacked during a domestic flight from Addis Ababa to Bahar Dar. Seven passengers and nine crew members were on board. The hijackers demanded to be flown to San’a, Yemen, but were denied permission to land. The aircraft was diverted to Djibouti, where passengers were released, and then continued to Aden, Yemen, where it remained for 13 hours before departing for Cairo, Egypt, where it was refueled and landed at Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy. The hijackers surrendered to authorities in Rome and requested asylum, leading to their subsequent sentencing.