Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 16 September 1969
Aircraft Type: Vickers 794D Viscount
Owner/operator: Trk Hava Yollari – THY
Registration Number: TC-SEC
Location: Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport (SOF) –
ÿ Bulgaria
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 61
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
Two passengers hijacked a domestic THY flight, demanding a flight to Sofia, Bulgaria, following takeoff from Istanbul-Yesilky Airport (IST) at 12:35. They refused to proceed to their intended destination.Two passengers hijacked a domestic THY flight, demanding a flight to Sofia, Bulgaria, following takeoff from Istanbul-Yesilky Airport (IST) at 12:35. They refused to proceed to their intended destination.
Description
Two passengers hijacked the domestic THY flight shortly after takeoff from Istanbul-Yesilky Airport (IST) at 12:35. They demanded to be flown to Sofia, Bulgaria were the plane landed at 14:30.
Primary Cause
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