Incident Overview
Date: Friday 20 January 1978
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 400
Owner/operator: Pakistan International Airlines – PIA
Registration Number: AP-ALW
Location: Karachi –
ÿ Pakistan
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 29
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A passenger hijacked a PIA aircraft, demanding money for cancer treatment. The Chairman of PIA, Malik Nur Khan, initiated contact and successfully subdued the hijacker.A passenger hijacked a PIA aircraft, demanding money for cancer treatment. The Chairman of PIA, Malik Nur Khan, initiated contact and successfully subdued the hijacker.
Description
The aircraft was hijacked by a passenger who demanded money to pay for a cancer-treatment. The first person to contact the hijacker was the Chairman of PIA Malik Nur Khan who went up to the aircraft and communicated with the hijacker. The hijacker was eventually overpowered.
Primary Cause
Passenger hijacking and extortion.Passenger hijacking and extortion.Share on:
