Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 4 March 2021
Aircraft Type: Fokker 100
Owner/operator: Iran Air
Registration Number: EP-CFM
Location: Isfahan Airport –
ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Passenger jetPassenger jet
Category: Unlawful Interference
Iranian authorities disrupted an attempted hijacking of an Air Iran flight from Ahwaz to Mashhad, resulting in an emergency landing at Isfahan Airport.Iranian authorities disrupted an attempted hijacking of an Air Iran flight from Ahwaz to Mashhad, resulting in an emergency landing at Isfahan Airport.
Description
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says authorities have disrupted the attempted hijacking of a passenger jet. The Guard said on its official website the hijacking targeted a flight heading from Ahwaz to Mashhad, Iran. The Iran Air flight made an emergency landing at Isfahan Airport.
Source of Information
https://www.nsnews.com/world-news/irans-revolutionary-guard-says-airplane-hijacking-disrupted-3517286https://www.nsnews.com/world-news/irans-revolutionary-guard-says-airplane-hijacking-disrupted-3517286Primary Cause
Attempted hijacking of a passenger jet.Attempted hijacking of a passenger jet.Share on:
