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Date Saturday 14 August 1993
Time
Type Silhouette image of generic T154 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Tupolev Tu-154
Operator Aeroflot
Registration
MSN
Year of manufature
Crew Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total occupants Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage None
Location Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO)   Russia
Phase En route
Nature Passenger - Scheduled
Departure Airport Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI)
Destination Airport Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO/UUEE)
Narrative Aeroflot Flight SU2422 was hijacked by a lone male passenger during a domestic flight to Moscow (SVO) from St .Petersburg (LED). As the TU-154 aircraft neared Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, the passenger threatened to "blow up" the plane and demanded to be taken to Sweden. The pilot, however, continued onto Moscow. The hijacker surrendered to authorities and apologized to his fellow passengers. He did not have an explosive device.

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Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1993 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security

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