Air West Flight 612
Air West Flight 612 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Air West between Khartoum and Al-Fashir, both in Sudan. On January 24, 2007, with 103 people on board, the flight, operated by a Boeing 737, was hijacked shortly after takeoff by a male individual. The plane landed safely at N'Djamena, Chad, where the hijacker surrendered.
A Boeing 737, similar to the aircraft involved in the hijacking | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 24, 2007 |
| Summary | Hijacking |
| Site | N'Djamena, Chad |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737 |
| Operator | Air West |
| Registration | Unknown |
| Flight origin | Khartoum International Airport, Khartoum |
| Destination | El Fasher Airport, Al-Fashir |
| Passengers | 95 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 103 (all) |
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