EgyptAir Flight 321
EgyptAir Flight 321 was a Cairo-Luxor Egyptian flight which was hijacked by three armed terrorists claiming to be from the Abd Al-Nasir Movement. After hijacking the aircraft, the terrorists demanded to be flown to Libya. The terrorists agreed to land in Luxor instead, after being persuaded that the aircraft needed to be refuelled. In Luxor, Sa'ka Forces stormed the aircraft and captured the hijackers. No passengers were injured during the operation. The terrorists were convicted and sentenced to hard labor for life.
A B737-266(Adv.) of Egyptair, sister-ship of the incident aircraft | |
| Incident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 23, 1976 |
| Summary | Hijacking |
| Site | en route; Cairo to Luxor |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-266(Adv.) |
| Operator | EgyptAir |
| Flight origin | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) |
| Destination | Luxor Airport (LXR/HELX) |
| Passengers | 95 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 101 (all) |
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