Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 19 September 1991
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82)
Owner/operator: Alitalia
Registration Number: I-DAWC
Location: Tunis-Carthage Airport (TUN) –
ÿ Tunisia
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 137
Component Affected: DC-9 aircraftDC-9 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Tunisian immigrant hijacked an Alitalia DC-9 aircraft with 130 passengers and seven crew members en route from Rome to Tunis. The hijacker, armed with a pistol and claiming to have a bomb in a bag, seized a flight attendant as hostage and demanded to land in Algiers.A Tunisian immigrant hijacked an Alitalia DC-9 aircraft with 130 passengers and seven crew members en route from Rome to Tunis. The hijacker, armed with a pistol and claiming to have a bomb in a bag, seized a flight attendant as hostage and demanded to land in Algiers.
Description
A Tunisian immigrant hijacked an Alitalia DC-9 aircraft with 130 passengers and seven crew members en route from Rome to Tunis. The hijacker, armed with a pistol and claiming to have a bomb in a bag, seized a flight attendant as hostage and demanded to land in Algiers . The crew refused, however, and instead landed in Tunis at 16:55, two hours and seven minutes after takeoff. The hijacker was apprehended by antiterrorist commandos. No explosive device was found and there were no injuries.
Primary Cause
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