Yemenia Flight 448
January 2001 aircraft hijacking
A Yemenia Boeing 727-2N8 similar to the aircraft involved in the incident.
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Hijacking | |
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Date | 23 January 2001 |
Summary | Hijacking |
Site |
Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport
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Djibouti
, Djibouti
11°32′50.39″N 43°09′34.13″E / 11.5473306°N 43.1594806°E / 11.5473306; 43.1594806 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 727-2N8 |
Operator | Yemenia Yemen Airways |
Flight origin | Sana'a International Airport , Yemen |
Stopover | Taiz International Airport , Yemen |
Destination | Hodeida International Airport , Yemen |
Passengers | 91 |
Crew | 10 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 1 |
Survivors | 101 (all) |
Yemenia Flight 448 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight piloted by Captain Amer Anis from Sana'a to al-Hudaydah , Yemen , that was hijacked on 23 January 2001. [1] [2] [3] The Yemenia Yemen Airways Boeing 727-2N8 departed Sana'a International Airport bound for a stopover at Taiz-Al Janad Airport , Ta'izz . [4] The passengers included the United States Ambassador to Yemen Barbara Bodine , US Deputy Chief of Mission to Yemen, and the Yemeni Ambassador to the US. [3] [5]
Fifteen minutes after takeoff, a man armed with a pen gun hijacked the aircraft and demanded to be taken to Baghdad , Iraq. In addition to his gun, he claimed to have explosives hidden in his suitcase. The flight crew convinced the hijacker to first divert to Djibouti to refuel. [3] [4]
The aircraft made an emergency landing at Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport , where the flight crew, Led by flight captain Amer Anis, then overpowered the hijacker in what US State Department Richard Boucher described the act as "really terrific action". [6] The only injury was to the flight engineer , who was grazed by a bullet during the fight. [3]
The hijacker was an unemployed Iraqi who wanted to look elsewhere for employment opportunities. He was extradited to Yemen, and sentenced to 15 years in prison in March 2001. [3]
References
- ↑ "Yemen Wants Hijacking Suspect" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on 22 December 2017 . Retrieved 30 March 2018 .
- ↑ "US diplomat safe after Yemen hijack" . BBC News . 23 January 2001. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 . Retrieved 29 July 2018 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 Transportation Safety Administration (2001), Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation (PDF) , p. 28, archived (PDF) from the original on 8 February 2011 , retrieved 3 May 2011
- 1 2 Hijacking description at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 3 May 2011.
- ↑ "Crew Foils Hijacking on Yemeni Jet Carrying U.S. Ambassador, 90 Others" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 24 January 2001. p. A4 . Retrieved 3 May 2011 . (subscription required)
- ↑ "US Ambassador Was on Hijacked Plane | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal" . Archived from the original on 22 December 2017 . Retrieved 21 December 2017 .
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