Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 24 November 1985
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-266
Owner/operator: EgyptAir
Registration Number: SU-AYH
Location: Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA) – ÿ Malta
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 60 / Occupants: 98
Component Affected: Boeing 737 aircraftBoeing 737 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On November 23, at 19:35, EgyptAir Boeing 737 was hijacked by three individuals. The Egyptian security guard shot and killed one of the hijackers before being shot and wounded himself, along with two flight attendants. The hijackers demanded to be flown to Tunisia or Libya, but agreed to land at Malta for refueling, where they landed at 21:15. Maltese authorities refused to refuel the plane unless all passengers were released, leading to a threat of assassination. Five additional people were shot and thrown off the aircraft, two of them killed. After 22 hours of negotiation, Egyptian forces stormed the plane, resulting in hand grenades being thrown into the passenger cabin, causing a fire.On November 23, at 19:35, EgyptAir Boeing 737 was hijacked by three individuals. The Egyptian security guard shot and killed one of the hijackers before being shot and wounded himself, along with two flight attendants. The hijackers demanded to be flown to Tunisia or Libya, but agreed to land at Malta for refueling, where they landed at 21:15. Maltese authorities refused to refuel the plane unless all passengers were released, leading to a threat of assassination. Five additional people were shot and thrown off the aircraft, two of them killed. After 22 hours of negotiation, Egyptian forces stormed the plane, resulting in hand grenades being thrown into the passenger cabin, causing a fire.

Description

On November 23, at 19:35 the EgyptAir Boeing 737 was hijacked by 3 men. The Egyptian security guard who was onboard shot and killed one of the hijackers before being shot and wounded himself, along with two flight attendants. Although the hijackers demanded to be flown to Tunisia or Libya, they agreed to land at Malta for refueling were it landed at 21:15. At Malta, the two wounded cabin crew members were released, along with 11 women. Because Maltese authorities refused to refuel the plane unless all passengers were released, the hijackers threatened to kill a passenger every 10 minutes. A total of 5 additional people were shot and thrown off the aircraft, two of them were killed. After 22 hours of negotiation the plane was stormed by Egyptian forces. In the fight which followed hand grenades were thrown into the passenger cabin, causing a fire.

Primary Cause

Hijacking by three individuals.Hijacking by three individuals.

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