stickyb
8th Apr 2008, 05:11
(BangkokPost.com) - Pilots of Biman Bangladesh Airlines heading from Malaysia to Bangladesh made an emergency landing at Don Mueang Airport on Tuesday morning after a man hijacked the plane.
The hijacker is reportedly a Malay native. He was taken into custody by the Immigration Bureau after the plane landed in Bangkok.
The man, who is believed to have mental problems, used a knife to try to attack other passengers. The pilots were afraid that the situation would get out of control so they asked permission for an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport but airport officials asked them to land at Don Mueang instead.
Earlier reports said there were physical assaults between cabin crews and passengers, but the Airports of Thailand President, AM Chana U-sathaporn confirmed in a television interview that it was a hijack.
The plane BG 042 reportedly carried 40 to 50 passengers.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=126977
The hijacker is reportedly a Malay native. He was taken into custody by the Immigration Bureau after the plane landed in Bangkok.
The man, who is believed to have mental problems, used a knife to try to attack other passengers. The pilots were afraid that the situation would get out of control so they asked permission for an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport but airport officials asked them to land at Don Mueang instead.
Earlier reports said there were physical assaults between cabin crews and passengers, but the Airports of Thailand President, AM Chana U-sathaporn confirmed in a television interview that it was a hijack.
The plane BG 042 reportedly carried 40 to 50 passengers.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=126977