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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a scheduled international flight serving the route Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan. On 23 November 1996, the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia.
May 25, 2024 · On November 23rd, 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was preparing for a voyage across Africa. The flight would depart Ethiopian's Addis Ababa (ADD) hub and terminate at Abidjan's Port Bouet Airport (ABJ) in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
In 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked by three young Ethiopians, including an American diplomat, a news cameraman, and 12 crew members.
Aug 12, 2021 · On 23 November 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is forced to ditch after running out of fuel. The aircraft breaks up as the wings hit the water, killing 1...
On November 23, 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was flying from Addis Ababa to Nairobi when the plane was hijacked by three Ethiopians. One report later described them as “young (mid-twenties), inexperienced, psychologically fragile, and intoxicated.”
Nov 23, 1996 · On Saturday, November 23, 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight No. 961, a Boeing 767-200 ER, registration ET-AI2 was on a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Abidjan with intermediate stops at Nairobi, Brazzaville and Lagos.
The plane, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767, was carrying 175 passengers and crew when it was hijacked between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.
On November 23rd, 1996, three hijackers stormed the cockpit of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 as it departed Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The hijackers, who were identified by the Ethiopian state as two unemployed high-school graduates and a nurse with no ties to any organisation, demanded the Boeing 767 be flown to Australia.
Nov 23, 2016 · 20 years ago today, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 (ET-AIZ) was a scheduled passenger flight from Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Port Bouet Airport, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire with stopovers in Nairobi, Kenya; Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo & Lagos, Nigeria.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a scheduled international flight serving the route Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan. On 23 November 1996, the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia.
