Afriqiyah Airways Flight 209

Afriqiyah Airways Flight 209
The aircraft involved in the incident, photographed in 2019
Hijacking
Date23 December 2016 (2016-12-23)
SummaryHijacking
SiteMalta International Airport, Luqa, Malta
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAirbus A320-214
OperatorAfriqiyah Airways
IATA flight No.8U209
ICAO flight No.AAW209
Call signAfriqiyah 209
Registration5A-ONB
Flight originSabha Airport, Libya
DestinationMitiga International Airport, Libya
Occupants118
Passengers111
Crew7
Fatalities0
Survivors118

Afriqiyah Airways Flight 209 was a domestic passenger flight from Sabha to Tripoli, Libya that was hijacked on 23 December 2016 and made a forced landing in Luqa, Malta. The flight was operated by Afriqiyah Airways, Libya's state airline, and carried 111 passengers: 82 males, 28 females and one infant.[1] The two hijackers later released all of the hostages and surrendered to the authorities.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference tom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Libyan plane hijack: Two hijackers 'with grenades threaten to blow up' Afriqiyah Airways flight in Malta". The Daily Telegraph. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.