Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 206

Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 206
The DC-9 involved in the incident, seen four years later, in service with Aero Lloyd
Hijacking
Date28 March 1981
SummaryHijacking
SiteDon Mueang Airport, Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Aircraft nameWoyla
OperatorGaruda Indonesian Airways
RegistrationPK-GNJ
Flight originKemayoran Airport, Jakarta
StopoverTalang Betutu Airport, Palembang
DestinationPolonia Airport, Medan
Passengers48
Crew5
Fatalities7 (5 hijackers, 1 commando, and the pilot)
Injuries2
Survivors46

Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 206 was a Garuda Indonesia flight that was hijacked on 28 March 1981, by the Komando Jihad in Indonesia. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 plane PK-GNJ was hijacked on a domestic flight and forced to land at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. The hijackers demanded the release of their confederates from Indonesian jails and issued other demands. Three days later, the aircraft was stormed by Indonesian special forces. In the ensuing operation, all five hijackers were killed, while the pilot and one Kopassus operative were fatally wounded. All passengers were rescued.