Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 18 May 1985
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-281
Owner/operator: Korean Air Lines – KAL
Location: Gwangju (Kwangju) Airport (KWJ) –
ÿ South Korea
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 118
Component Affected: Korean Airlines Boeing 727 aircraftKorean Airlines Boeing 727 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On Korean Airlines flight KAL 727 from Seoul to Cheju Island, a South Korean ex-convict hijacked the aircraft and demanded to be taken to North Korea. After announcing a bomb, the hijacker overpowered the crew and passengers, diverting to Kwangju, South Korea. Authorities found no explosive device on the aircraft, resulting in no casualties.On Korean Airlines flight KAL 727 from Seoul to Cheju Island, a South Korean ex-convict hijacked the aircraft and demanded to be taken to North Korea. After announcing a bomb, the hijacker overpowered the crew and passengers, diverting to Kwangju, South Korea. Authorities found no explosive device on the aircraft, resulting in no casualties.
Description
A South Korean ex-convict demanding to be taken to North Korea was overpowered by security officers and passengers aboard a Korean Airlines (KAL) Boeing 727 aircraft carrying 110 passengers and 8 crew members. The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Seoul to Cheju Island in South Korea when 20 minutes after takeoff, the hijacker announced that he had planted a bomb aboard the aircraft and made his demands known. After the hijacker was overpowered, the aircraft diverted to Kwangju, South Korea, Where the hijacker was arrested by South Korean authorities. Officials found no evidence of an explosive device on the aircraft. No casualties were reported.
Primary Cause
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