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Air New Zealand Flight 24
1987 aircraft hijacking / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Air New Zealand Flight 24 was hijacked on the tarmac at Nadi International Airport, Fiji on 19 May 1987. The flight, operated by a Boeing 747-200, was making a scheduled refuelling stop while en route from Tokyo Narita to Auckland. The hijacker boarded the aircraft and held the three flight crew members hostage, threatening to blow up the aircraft unless the deposed Fijian prime minister, Dr. Timoci Bavadra, and his 27 ministers who were being held under house arrest were released. The flight crew were eventually able to overpower the hijacker and hand him over to local police. There were no injuries or deaths reported, and the aircraft never left the tarmac.
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Hijacking | |
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Date | 19 May 1987 |
Summary | Hijacking |
Site | Nadi International Airport, Fiji |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 747-200 |
Operator | Air New Zealand |
Flight origin | Tokyo Narita International Airport |
Stopover | Nadi International Airport |
Destination | Auckland International Airport |
Passengers | 105 |
Crew | 24 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Survivors | 129 |
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