Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 19 August 2003
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737
Owner/operator: Air Algrie
Location: Oran-es Senia Airport (ORN) –
ÿ Algeria
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Boeing 737 aircraftBoeing 737 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A 55-year-old mentally-ill passenger hijacked a Boeing 737 on a flight from Algiers to Lille via Oran, demanding a stop at Oran for refueling and threatening a grenade. He subsequently surrendered to security services.A 55-year-old mentally-ill passenger hijacked a Boeing 737 on a flight from Algiers to Lille via Oran, demanding a stop at Oran for refueling and threatening a grenade. He subsequently surrendered to security services.
Description
The 737, on a flight from Algiers to Lille via Oran, was hijacked by a 55-year old mentally-ill passenger after takeoff from Algiers. He threatened the crew with what he claimed was a grenade and demanded to be flown to Geneva. The crew convinced him that a stop at Oran was necessary to refuel. At Oran the hijacker surrendered to security services.
Primary Cause
Mental illness and potential coercion by the hijacker.Mental illness and potential coercion by the hijacker.Share on:
