Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 9 June 1970
Aircraft Type: unknown
Owner/operator: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Location: Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW) –
ÿ Poland
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
Two armed passengers attempted to hijack a flight from Vienna, Austria to Warsaw, but were successfully thwarted.Two armed passengers attempted to hijack a flight from Vienna, Austria to Warsaw, but were successfully thwarted.
Description
Two armed passengers attempted to hijack the aircraft to Vienna, Austria, but they were overpowered. The flight continued to Warsaw.
Source of Information
http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010618465:mpeg21:a0229http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010618465:mpeg21:a0229Primary Cause
Armed passenger hijacking.Armed passenger hijacking.Share on:
