Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 9 September 2009
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-852
Owner/operator: Aeromxico
Registration Number: EI-DRA
Location: Mexico City-Benito Ju rez International Airport (MEX) –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 104
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On May 19, 2011, a domestic Aeromxico flight 576 was hijacked by a 44-year-old Bolivian preacher. The hijacker demanded the flight over Mexico City Airport seven times and to speak with President Felipe Calderon. After surrendering, the hijacker revealed the bombs were juice cans filled with sand. The preacher claimed the numbers 9/9/9 were opposite to 6/6/6, linking it to the AntiChrist.On May 19, 2011, a domestic Aeromxico flight 576 was hijacked by a 44-year-old Bolivian preacher. The hijacker demanded the flight over Mexico City Airport seven times and to speak with President Felipe Calderon. After surrendering, the hijacker revealed the bombs were juice cans filled with sand. The preacher claimed the numbers 9/9/9 were opposite to 6/6/6, linking it to the AntiChrist.
Description
Aeromxico flight 576 was hijacked during a domestic flight from Canc£n Airport (CUN). The hijacker, a 44-year old Bolivian preacher, claimed to have three bombs in his possession. He demanded to fly over the Mexico City airport seven times and to speak with Mexican President Felipe Calderon. He surrendered after landing at Mexico City-Benito Ju rez International Airport (MEX). The three bombs turned out to be juice cans filled with sand. The preacher said he was on a divine mission linked to the date of the hijack because the numbers 9/9/9 were the opposite of 6/6/6 the numbers associated with the AntiChrist. On May 19, 2011, the hijacker was sentenced to seven years and seven months in prison.
Source of Information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerom%C3%A9xico_Flight_576http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerom%C3%A9xico_Flight_576Primary Cause
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