Hijacking | |
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Date | June 20, 1979 |
Summary | Hijacking |
Site | United States |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 727 Boeing 707 |
Operator | American Airlines |
Registration | N1995 |
Flight origin | LaGuardia Airport, New York City |
1st stopover | O'Hare International Airport, Chicago |
2nd stopover | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City |
Last stopover | Shannon Airport, Ireland |
Destination | O'Hare International Airport, Chicago |
Passengers | 135 (1 hijacker) |
Survivors | All |
American Airlines Flight 293 was a regularly scheduled flight from New York City (LaGuardia Airport) to Chicago (O'Hare International Airport). On June 20, 1979, the aircraft serving the flight was hijacked by Nikola Kavaja, a Serbian nationalist and anti-communist. During the hijacking Kavaja demanded and received another airplane which he intended to crash into the headquarters of the Yugoslav Communist Party in Belgrade. He was persuaded to surrender during a stop in Ireland.