Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 206
Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 206 was a Garuda Indonesia flight that was hijacked on 28 March 1981, by the Komando Jihad in Indonesia. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 plane PK-GNJ was hijacked on a domestic flight and forced to land at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. The hijackers demanded the release of their confederates from Indonesian jails and issued other demands. Three days later, the aircraft was stormed by Indonesian special forces. In the ensuing operation, all five hijackers were killed, while the pilot and one Kopassus operative were mortally wounded. All passengers were rescued.
The DC-9 involved in the incident, seen four years later, in service with Aero Lloyd | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 March 1981 |
| Summary | Hijacking |
| Site | Don Mueang Airport, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Aircraft name | Woyla |
| Operator | Garuda Indonesian Airways |
| Registration | PK-GNJ |
| Flight origin | Kemayoran Airport, Jakarta |
| Stopover | Talang Betutu Airport, Palembang |
| Destination | Polonia Airport, Medan |
| Passengers | 48 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 7 (5 hijackers, 1 commando, and the pilot) |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 46 |
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