Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 April 1976
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
Owner/operator: Trk Hava Yollari – THY
Registration Number: TC-JAY
Location: Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 264
Component Affected: Aircraft flight control systems and communication equipment.Aircraft flight control systems and communication equipment.
Category: Unlawful Interference
A THY flight from Paris to Istanbul was hijacked after takeoff, with a Turkish migrant worker demanding to be flown to Marseille or Lyon. The flight returned to Orly Airport and the hijacker surrendered after approximately two and a half hours, resulting in the hijacker losing his job in France and being expelled back to Turkey.A THY flight from Paris to Istanbul was hijacked after takeoff, with a Turkish migrant worker demanding to be flown to Marseille or Lyon. The flight returned to Orly Airport and the hijacker surrendered after approximately two and a half hours, resulting in the hijacker losing his job in France and being expelled back to Turkey.
Description
The THY flight to Istanbul was hijacked after takeoff from Paris. A Turkish migrant worker demanded to be flown to Marseille or Lyon. The flight returned to land at Orly Airport were the hijacker surrendered after two and a half hours. He had lost his job in France and was being expelled back to Turkey.
Source of Information
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Hijacking of a flight by a migrant worker demanding repatriation.Hijacking of a flight by a migrant worker demanding repatriation.Share on:
