A
hijacked Ethiopian Airlines jet (in the picture) landed safely in
Geneva after the co-pilot allegedly seized control of the aircraft and
requested asylum in Switzerland in the early hours of February 17, 2014,
Monday.
According to multiple news reports, the co-pilot took control of the Boeing 767-300, while the pilot was in the bathroom.
All the 193
passengers are reportedly safe and were seen leaving the aircraft with
their hands on their necks before boarding a bus.
Flight 702
had been en route to Rome from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia,
when it sent out transponder code 7500, an alarm signal that usually
indicates hijacking.
The plane
had been flying over Sudan when it sent out the signal. It reached
Geneva with just 20 minutes of fuel left, circling the airport several
times before landing.
According to
AirlineReporter, the incident briefly shut down the busy airport and
caused the cancelation of some flights as incoming aircraft were
diverted to other airports.
"Ethiopian
Airlines flight ET-702 on scheduled service departing from Addis Ababa
on 17 February 2014 at 00:30 (local time) scheduled to arrive in Rome at
04:40 (local time) was forced to proceed to Geneva Airport," the airline said in a statement.
In its first reports, the airline did not say whether the plane had been hijacked nor did it offer a reason for the diversion.
More to follow...
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