 ET-AMF, the aircraft involved, photographed in 2019 | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 February 2014 |
| Summary | Hijacked by co-pilot |
| Site | Somewhere in Sudan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 767-3BGER |
| Operator | Ethiopian Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | ET702 |
| ICAO flight No. | ETH702 |
| Call sign | ETHIOPIAN 702 |
| Registration | ET-AMF |
| Flight origin | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia |
| Stopover | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy |
| Destination | Malpensa Airport, Italy |
| Occupants | 202 |
| Passengers | 193 |
| Crew | 9 (including the hijacker) |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Survivors | 202 |
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 was a scheduled flight from Addis Ababa to Milan via Rome on 17 February 2014.[1][2] The aircraft, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-3BGER, was hijacked by the unarmed co-pilot, Hailemedhin Abera Tegegn, en route from Addis Ababa to Rome.
- ^ "Swiss confirm Ethiopian plane hijack". 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ Lynch, Dennis. "VIDEO: Inside The Plane That Was Hijacked By Its Own Co-Pilot". Business Insider. Retrieved 19 February 2014.