Iran F100 near Isfahan on Mar 4th 2021, hijack averted
Last Update: March 5, 2021 / 16:09:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 4, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Iran Air
Flight number
IR-334
Departure
Ahwaz, Iran
Destination
Mashad, Iran
Aircraft Registration
EP-CFM
Aircraft Type
Fokker 100
ICAO Type Designator
F100
Iran's Revolutionary Guards reported the hijacker had intended to divert the aircraft to the southern shores of the Persian Gulf.
Iran's CAO (Civil Aviation Authority) thanks the security forces by the Revolutionary Guards for their acitivites to thwart the hijack of the aircraft and arrest the attacker, who had threatened the flight with a bomb. The flight crew immediately diverted to Isfahan, landed safely and taxied to a safe area, where the passengers disembarked. The aircraft was inspected.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 4, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Iran Air
Flight number
IR-334
Departure
Ahwaz, Iran
Destination
Mashad, Iran
Aircraft Registration
EP-CFM
Aircraft Type
Fokker 100
ICAO Type Designator
F100
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