Incident Overview
Date: Monday 10 March 1997
Aircraft Type: Boeing 757-2Q8
Owner/operator: Far Eastern Air Transport – FEAT
Registration Number: B-27001
Location: Xiamen Airport (XMN) –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 162
Component Affected: Boeing 757 aircraftBoeing 757 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Taiwanese man hijacked a Far East Air Transport Boeing 757 aircraft to Xiamen, China. The hijacker demanded political asylum and reportedly expressed being a victim of political repression. The aircraft landed safely in Xiamen with authorities taking him into custody.A Taiwanese man hijacked a Far East Air Transport Boeing 757 aircraft to Xiamen, China. The hijacker demanded political asylum and reportedly expressed being a victim of political repression. The aircraft landed safely in Xiamen with authorities taking him into custody.
Description
A Taiwanese man hijacked a Far East Air Transport Boeing 757 aircraft to Xiamen, China. The lone hijacker doused himself with gasoline and demanded to be flown to China. The hijacker reportedly told the pilot that he was a victim of political repression and wanted political asylum. The aircraft landed safely less than two hours later in Xiamen. The hijacker was taken into custody by Chinese authorities upon the planes arrival in Xiamen. The hijacker, a former journalist, reportedly had been fired from his job at a Taiwanese newspaper in 1996 for disciplinary problems.
Primary Cause
Political pressure and demand for political asylum.Political pressure and demand for political asylum.Share on:
