Hijacking | |
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Date | January 24, 2007 |
Summary | Hijacking |
Site | N'Djamena, Chad 12°6′36″N 15°3′0″E / 12.11000°N 15.05000°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-200 |
Operator | Air West |
Registration | ST-SDA |
Flight origin | Khartoum International Airport, Khartoum |
Destination | El Fasher Airport, Al-Fashir |
Passengers | 95[1] |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 103 (all)[2] |
Air West Flight 612 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Air West between Khartoum and Al-Fashir, both in Sudan.[3] On January 24, 2007, with 103 people on board, the flight, operated by a Boeing 737, was hijacked shortly after takeoff by a male individual.[3][4] The plane landed safely at N'Djamena, Chad, where the hijacker surrendered.[3]
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