The DC-9 involved in the incident, seen four years later, in service with Aero Lloyd
Hijacking
Date
28 March 1981
Summary
Hijacking
Site
Don Mueang Airport, Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft
Aircraft type
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Aircraft name
Woyla
Operator
Garuda Indonesian Airways
Registration
PK-GNJ
Flight origin
Kemayoran Airport, Jakarta
Stopover
Talang Betutu Airport, Palembang
Destination
Polonia Airport, Medan
Passengers
48
Crew
5
Fatalities
7 (5 hijackers, 1 commando, and the pilot)
Injuries
2
Survivors
46
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 mortally wounded. All passengers were rescued.
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