Sochi: attempted hijack of Pegasus Airlines flight
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Sochi: attempted hijack of Pegasus Airlines flight
Initial reports say that a passenger claimed he'd a bomb; apparently he wanted the aircraft to go to the site of the Winter Olympics. Aircraft on the ground at IST; being searched for explosives.
Hijack attempt on Ukraine to Turkey plane - Europe - Al Jazeera English
Hijack attempt on Ukraine to Turkey plane - Europe - Al Jazeera English
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Further details from "Hürriyet"
Aircraft was a B737-800, reg TC-CCP, performing flight PC751 from HRK-IST. The passenger, a Ukrainian national, was persuaded to surrender an hour after landing, having spoken with Ukrainian security forces. No reason given as yet.
Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı'nda heyecanlı dakikalar - Hürriyet GÜNDEM
Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı'nda heyecanlı dakikalar - Hürriyet GÜNDEM
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Here's the politically incorrect Russian headline:
Drunk Ukrainian fails to hijack airliner on Kharkov-Istanbul-flight
Drunk Ukrainian fails to hijack airliner on Kharkov-Istanbul-flight
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American media are reporting that the ruse was almost exposed when the aircraft landed and everyone turned on their cell phones. They saw that they were connecting with a Turkish cell carrier......
Have crew shut-down the entertainment system? So alleged hi-jacker can not follow where the aircraft is going?
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A couple of lessons for the SOPs
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It would be good if those lessons - kill any flight-tracking info on the IFE system, and announce to pax that "local authorities have restricted cell-phone usage..." - made it into everyone's cabin-crew SOPs.
American media are reporting that the ruse was almost exposed when the aircraft landed and everyone turned on their cell phones. They saw that they were connecting with a Turkish cell carrier......
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If I was a terrorist, the last place I'd want to be at the moment is the site of the Winter Olympics.
Still, it's a new twist on the term 'suicide bomber', with the emphasis being exclusively upon the 'suicide' element.
Still, it's a new twist on the term 'suicide bomber', with the emphasis being exclusively upon the 'suicide' element.
