Co-pilot hijacks Ethiopian Airlines, flies to Geneva, seeks asylum
February 17, 2014 14:25
A co-pilot on an Ethiopian Airlines flight bound for Rome hijacked the airliner early Monday morning and flew it to Geneva looking for asylum.
The man, an Ethiopian man in his early 30s, was arrested when the plane landed at Geneva International Airport, police said.
Passengers and crew aboard the Boeing 767-3002343 were not harmed.
It was a welcome outcome from the last time an Ethiopian Airlines was hijacked.In 1996, 125 people died after a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines crashed in the Indian Ocean after running out of fuel.- CNN.
The man, an Ethiopian man in his early 30s, was arrested when the plane landed at Geneva International Airport, police said.
Passengers and crew aboard the Boeing 767-3002343 were not harmed.
It was a welcome outcome from the last time an Ethiopian Airlines was hijacked.In 1996, 125 people died after a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines crashed in the Indian Ocean after running out of fuel.- CNN.
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