Passenger tries hijacking plane to get to Sochi

Monday, 10 Feb, 2014 0

A Turkish airline was reportedly hijacked on Friday by a passenger who claimed to have a bomb and tried to persuade the pilot to divert the plane to Sochi in Russia where the Winter Olympic Games were starting.

The flight from Kharkiv in Ukraine to Istanbul landed safely at the city’s at Sabiha Gokce airport, escorted by an F-16 military jet.

Turkey’s transport ministry undersecretary, told a Turkish television channel that the man rose from his seat, shouted that there was a bomb on board and tried to enter the locked cockpit.

The pilot signalled that there was a hijack attempt and the airport was placed on high alert.

It is understood no-one was injured and the man was arrested.



 

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Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk



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