Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 15 March 2001
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-154M
Owner/operator: Vnukovo Airlines
Registration Number: RA-85619
Location: Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) –
ÿ Saudi Arabia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 174
Component Affected: Boeing 727 aircraftBoeing 727 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On July 17, 1991, three Chechen hijackers seized control of a Boeing 727 aircraft en route to Medina, Saudi Arabia. Negotiations resulted in the release of 47 hostages, including a stewardess, and the aircraft was renamed ‘Yulia Fomina’ in honor of the deceased. Subsequently, authorities initiated a storming of the plane, prompted by the hijackers’ demands for refueling to travel to Afghanistan.On July 17, 1991, three Chechen hijackers seized control of a Boeing 727 aircraft en route to Medina, Saudi Arabia. Negotiations resulted in the release of 47 hostages, including a stewardess, and the aircraft was renamed ‘Yulia Fomina’ in honor of the deceased. Subsequently, authorities initiated a storming of the plane, prompted by the hijackers’ demands for refueling to travel to Afghanistan.
Description
Three Chechen hijackers took control of the aircraft. The aircraft was flown to Medina, Saudi Arabia. The next day negotiators succeeded in securing the release of 47 hostages, mainly women and children, and the stewardess who was stabbed during the initial minutes of the hijack. Later that day authorities decided to storm the plane, after the hijackers threatened to blow up the airplane, and demanded it be refuelled for a suspected flight to Afghanistan. The plane was later renamed “Yulia Fomina” after the stewardess killed by hijackers.
Primary Cause
Hijacking and ransom demands.Hijacking and ransom demands.Share on:
