Turkish Airlines Flight 1476
2006 aircraft hijacking / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Turkish Airlines Flight 1476 (TK1476)[1] was a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-4Y0 flying from Tirana to Istanbul that was hijacked by Hakan Ekinci in Greek airspace on 3 October 2006. Ekinci demanded to go to Rome to speak with the Pope, but Greek and Italian F-16 Fighting Falcon jets intercepted and escorted the aircraft until it landed in Brindisi, Italy. Nobody was harmed, and Ekinci was jailed in Italy while awaiting trial. At first, the hijacking incident was linked with the envisaged visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Turkey, but later, it was ascertained that Ekinci was seeking to request political asylum from Italy. On 4 October, a Turkish Airlines plane was sent to take the other passengers to Istanbul.
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Date | 3 October 2006 (2006-10-03)[1] |
Summary | Hijacking |
Site | Hijacked in Greek air space, landed at Brindisi Airport in Italy |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-4Y0 |
Operator | Turkish Airlines |
Registration | TC-JET |
Flight origin | Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza |
Destination | Atatürk International Airport |
Passengers | 107 (including hijacker) |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 113 (all) |
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