A Boeing 737, similar to the aircraft involved in the hijacking
Hijacking
Date
January 24, 2007 (2007-01-24)
Summary
Hijacking
Site
N'Djamena, Chad
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 737
Operator
Air West
Registration
Unknown
Flight origin
Khartoum International Airport, Khartoum
Destination
El Fasher Airport, Al-Fashir
Passengers
95[1]
Crew
8
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Survivors
103 (all)[2]
Air West Flight 612 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Air West between Khartoum and Al-Fashir, both in Sudan.[3] On January 24, 2007, with 103 people on board, the flight, operated by a Boeing 737, was hijacked shortly after takeoff by a male individual.[3][4] The plane landed safely at N'Djamena, Chad, where the hijacker surrendered.[3]
^"BBC NEWS - Africa - Sudan plane hijackers surrender". August 27, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
^"Chadian troops seize hijacker of Sudanese plane". ABC News. January 24, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
^ abc"Hijacked Plane Lands In Chad". NBC Bay Area. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
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