SU-GCB, the aircraft involved in the incident, 2010
Hijacking
Date
29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
Summary
Hijacking
Site
Larnaca International Airport, Larnaca, Cyprus
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Airbus A320-233
Operator
EgyptAir
IATA flight No.
MS181
ICAO flight No.
MSR181
Call sign
Egypt Air 181
Registration
SU-GCB
Flight origin
Borg El Arab Airport, Alexandria, Egypt
Destination
Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt
Occupants
63
Passengers
56
Crew
7
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Survivors
63
EgyptAir Flight 181 was a domestic passenger flight from Borg El Arab Airport in Alexandria, Egypt, to Cairo International Airport. On 29 March 2016 the flight was hijacked by an Egyptian man claiming to wear an explosive belt and forced to divert to Larnaca International Airport in Cyprus. Most passengers and crew were released by the hijacker shortly after landing. The hijacker surrendered about seven hours later, and everybody escaped from the aircraft unharmed. The belt was later revealed to have contained mobile phones and no explosives. The aircraft involved in the incident was an EgyptAir Airbus A320-200.[1][2][3][4]
^Smith, Helena (30 March 2016). "Cyprus denies Egyptian claim it has requested handover of hijacker". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
^"EgyptAir hijack: Suicide belt worn by the hijacker was fake | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
^"EGYPTAIR FLIGHT MS181" (Press release). EGYPTAIR. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
^Egypt Air [@EGYPTAIR] (29 March 2016). "All hostages released" صرح مصدر مسئول بمصر للطيران أنه تم الأفراج عن جميع الرهائن والقبض على المختطف، هذا وسوف نوافيكم بآخر المستجدات أول بأول. [Official sources at EGYPTAIR declared the release of all the hostages and the arrest of the hijacker.] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 March 2016 – via Twitter.
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