Hijacking | |
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Date | 8 February 2008 |
Summary | Attempted hijacking |
Site | Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | British Aerospace Jetstream |
Aircraft name | City of Rotorua[1] |
Operator | Air National on behalf of Eagle Airways for Air New Zealand Link |
Registration | ZK-ECN |
Flight origin | Woodbourne Airport, Blenheim, New Zealand |
Destination | Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Passengers | 7 (including hijacker) |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 3 |
Survivors | 9 |
Eagle Airways Flight 2279 was a commuter flight operated by Air National on behalf of Eagle Airways, a regional carrier division of Air New Zealand Link.[2] The flight was the subject of an unsuccessful hijack attempt on 8 February 2008 during which both pilots and a passenger suffered knife wounds.