Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 23 January 1994
Aircraft Type: Boeing 757-200
Owner/operator: Ethiopian Airlines
Location: Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43
Component Affected: Boeing 757 aircraftBoeing 757 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 757 aircraft was hijacked by a former Ethiopian soldier using a knife. The aircraft deviated from its planned route, flying over Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea before landing at Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy. The hijacker surrendered after brief negotiations with authorities, claiming dissatisfaction with unemployment and politics in Ethiopia.An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 757 aircraft was hijacked by a former Ethiopian soldier using a knife. The aircraft deviated from its planned route, flying over Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea before landing at Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy. The hijacker surrendered after brief negotiations with authorities, claiming dissatisfaction with unemployment and politics in Ethiopia.
Description
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 757 aircraft, en route from Dakar, Senegal, to Bamako, Mali, with 32 passengers and 11 crew members, was hijacked by a man armed with a knife. The hijacker, a former Ethiopian soldier, forced the aircraft to fly over Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea and land at Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy. Upon landing, the hijacker surrendered after negotiating briefly with authorities. The hijacker stated that his motive was dissatisfaction with unemployment and politics in Ethiopia. No injuries were reported.
Primary Cause
Discontent with unemployment and politics in EthiopiaDiscontent with unemployment and politics in EthiopiaShare on:
