On 29 March, EgyptAir flight 181, operating from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and directed to fly to Larnaca, Cyprus. The flight was operated by SU-GCB, an Airbus A320 delivered in 2003. The flight departed Alexandria at 04:36 UTC, but did not enter the Flightradar24 coverage area until 05:05 UTC—after it had been hijacked and directed to Larnaca.
Flight 181 landed in Larnaca at 05:46 UTC and taxied to a remote parking area away from the airport’s terminal area.
EgyptAir confirmed that the flight had been hijacked via twitter.
Our flight MS181 is officially hijacked. we’ll publish an official statement now. #Egyptair
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) March 29, 2016
The airline continued to issue updates on the situation while it unfolded.
Negotiations with the Hijacker result in the release of all the passengers, except the crew and four foreigners.
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) March 29, 2016
Official sources at EGYPTAIR declared the release of all the hostages and the arrest of the hijacker. #EgyptAir
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) March 29, 2016
An official Egyptian delegation, including Egypt’s minister of civil aviation, arrived in Larnaca at 15:44 UTC aboard an EgyptAir Airbus A330 to retrieve passengers from flight 181 and bring them to Cairo. The return flight to Cairo departed Larnaca at 18:15 UTC.
SU-GCB, the aircraft involved in the hijacking, departed Larnaca for Cairo at 19:05 UTC.
Flightradar24 Flight Data
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