 An EgyptAir Boeing 737 similar to the aircraft involved with the hijacking. | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23–24 November 1985 |
| Summary | Hijacking |
| Site | Luqa Airport, Luqa, Malta 35°51′27″N 014°28′39″E / 35.85750°N 14.47750°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-266[1] |
| Operator | EgyptAir |
| Registration | SU-AYH |
| Flight origin | Athens (Ellinikon) Int'l Airport |
| Destination | Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt |
| Passengers | 92 (including 3 hijackers and 3 Egyptian Security Service officers)[1] |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 60 (including 2 hijackers and 2 crew members) |
| Injuries | Several |
| Survivors | 38 (including 1 hijacker) |
EgyptAir Flight 648 was a regularly scheduled international flight between Athens Ellinikon International Airport (Greece) and Cairo International Airport (Egypt). On 23 November 1985, a Boeing 737-266[2] airliner, registered SU-AYH, servicing the flight was hijacked by the Palestinian terrorist organization Abu Nidal. The subsequent raid on the aircraft by Egyptian troops killed 56 of the 86 passengers, 2 of the 3 hijackers and 2 of the 6 crew, making the hijacking of Flight 648 one of the deadliest such incidents in history.
- ^ a b "EgyptAir Flight 648." Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on December 24, 2008.
- ^ "Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 11241985". Airdisaster.com. November 24, 1985. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
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