Ethiopian Airlines Flight 708
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 708 was a Boeing 720-060B, due to operate an international scheduled Addis Ababa–Asmara–Athens–Rome–Paris passenger service, that experienced a hijacking attempt on 8 December 1972.
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 720 similar to the incident aircraft | |
| Incident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 December 1972 |
| Summary | Attempted hijacking |
| Site | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 720-060B |
| Operator | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Flight origin | Haile Selassie I International Airport |
| 1st stopover | Asmara International Airport |
| 2nd stopover | Ellinikon International Airport |
| 3rd stopover | Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport |
| Destination | Charles de Gaulle Airport |
| Fatalities | 7 hijackers |
| Survivors | 87 |
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