Tianjin Airlines Flight 7554

Tianjin Airlines Flight 7554
B-3171, the aircraft involved in the hijacking
Incident
Date29 June 2012 (2012-06-29)
SummaryAttempted hijacking
SiteEn route shortly after departure from Hotan Airport, China
Aircraft
Aircraft typeEmbraer E190
OperatorTianjin Airlines
IATA flight No.GS7554
ICAO flight No.GCR7554
Call signBOHAI 7554
RegistrationB-3171
Flight originHotan Airport, China
DestinationÜrümqi Diwopu International Airport, China
Occupants101
Passengers92 (including 6 hijackers)
Crew9
Fatalities2 (hijackers)
Injuries13 (including 2 hijackers)
Survivors99

Tianjin Airlines Flight 7554 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Hotan and Ürümqi in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region.[1] On 29 June 2012, an Embraer E190 operating the flight, took off from Hotan at 12:25 pm; within ten minutes, six ethnic Uyghur men, one of whom allegedly professed his motivation as jihad, announced their intent to hijack the aircraft, according to multiple witnesses. In response, passengers and crew resisted and successfully restrained the hijackers, who were armed with aluminium crutches and explosives.

The aircraft turned around and landed at 12:45 pm back in Hotan, where 11 passengers and crew and two hijackers were treated for injuries. Two hijackers died from injuries from the fight on board. The Xinjiang government classified the incident as terrorism. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) reviewed Hotan airport's security measures and airport security was escalated in Xinjiang. The incident marked the first serious hijacking attempt in China since 1990, and the first fatal hijacking or attempted hijacking since the September 11 attacks.

  1. ^ "GS7554 Flight, Tianjin Airlines, Hotan to Ürümqi". www.flightr.net. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.