The aircraft involved, which had since been re-registered as RP-C3331, photographed in 2012
Hijacking
Date
May 25, 2000 (2000-05-25)
Summary
Attempted aircraft hijacking and armed robbery
Site
Over Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Airbus A330-301
Operator
Philippine Airlines
Registration
F-OHZN (later re-registered to RP-C3331)[1]
Flight origin
Francisco Bangoy International Airport, Davao City
Destination
Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila
Occupants
291
Passengers
278 (including hijacker)
Crew
13
Fatalities
1 (hijacker)
Injuries
0
Survivors
290 (all excluding the hijacker)
Philippine Airlines Flight 812 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City to Ninoy Aquino International Airport near Manila. On May 25, 2000, an Airbus A330-301 operating on the route was hijacked by a man later identified as Reginald Chua,[2] just before the airplane was about to land. The flight carried 278 passengers and 13 crew members.
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