Air New Zealand Flight 24
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air-new-zealand-flight-24-257-6026309
title:
Air New Zealand Flight 24
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Air New Zealand Flight 24 was hijacked on the tarmac at Nadi International Airport, Fiji on 19 May 1987. The flight, operated by a Boeing 747-200, was making a scheduled refuelling stop while en route from Tokyo Narita to Auckland. The hijacker boarded the aircraft and held the three flight crew members hostage, threatening to blow up the aircraft unless the deposed Fijian prime minister, Dr. Timoci Bavadra, and his 27 ministers who were being held under house arrest were released. The flight cr
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1987 aircraft hijacking
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_New_Zealand_Flight_24
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2023-09-26T09:30:56Z
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