25 years ago today Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked and crashed off the coast of Africa near the Comoros Islands. 125 of the 175 onboard died when the aircraft impacted the water. The plane was hijacked en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia. They ordered the crew to fly Boeing 767-200ER to Australia but the aircraft ran out of fuel and was forced to ditch in the Indian Ocean near Grande Comore. The water ditching, which was captured on fil
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28 years ago, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa. The hijackers demanded to be flown to Australia — ignoring repeated warnings from the crew that the Boeing 767 did not have the fuel to make it. After hours in the air, the aircraft ran out of fuel over the Indian Ocean near the Comoros Islands. Captain Leul Abate attempted a controlled ditching just offshore. The jet struck the water, broke apart, and 125 of the 175 people onboard lost their lives —
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#OTD: 28 years ago today Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked and crashed off the coast of Africa near the Comoros Islands. Read the full story of Ethiopian Airlines flight 961: https://aviationforaviators.com/2024/11/23/28-years-ago-the-hijacked-ethiopian-airlines-flight-961/ | The Aviators Group
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On November 23, 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi by three Ethiopians. Their demand was to be flown to Australia, where they sought asylum. The plane crash-landed in the Indian Ocean, near a beach, due to fuel exhaustion. The impact caused the aircraft to break apart. Of the 175 people on board (163 passengers and 12 crew), 125 died, including all three hijackers and six of the 12 crew members. Many passengers tragically di
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