TWA Flight 840 hijacking

For the later bombing of TWA Flight 840, see TWA Flight 840 bombing.

TWA Flight 840
Journalists awaiting the return of the hostages, 1969
Hijacking
Date29 August 1969
SummaryHijacking
SiteGreek airspace
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 707-331B[1]
OperatorTrans World Airlines
RegistrationN776TW[2]
Flight originLeonardo da Vinci International Airport
StopoverAthens (Ellinikon) International Airport
DestinationBen Gurion International Airport
Occupants127
Passengers120
Crew7
Fatalities0
Injuries2 (serious)
Survivors127

TWA Flight 840 was a Trans World Airlines flight from Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome, Italy, to Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, that was hijacked on 29 August 1969. There were no fatalities although at least two passengers were lightly wounded and the aircraft was significantly damaged. Two hostages were held for two months.[3]

  1. ^ Ottaway, Susan (2008). Fire over Heathrow: The Tragedy of Flight 712. Barnsley: Pen and Sword Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84415-739-6.
  2. ^ "FAA Registry (N776TW)". Federal Aviation Administration.
  3. ^ "The PFLP Hijacking of TWA Flight 840". Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.