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.jpg) The aircraft involved in the incident, photographed in 2019 | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 December 2016 |
| Summary | Hijacking |
| Site | Malta International Airport, Luqa, Malta |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A320-214 |
| Operator | Afriqiyah Airways |
| IATA flight No. | 8U209 |
| ICAO flight No. | AAW209 |
| Call sign | Afriqiyah 209 |
| Registration | 5A-ONB |
| Flight origin | Sabha Airport, Libya |
| Destination | Mitiga International Airport, Libya |
| Occupants | 118 |
| Passengers | 111 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Survivors | 118 |
Afriqiyah Airways Flight 209 was a domestic passenger flight from Sabha to Tripoli, Libya that was hijacked on 23 December 2016 and made a forced landing in Luqa, Malta. The flight was operated by Afriqiyah Airways, Libya's state airline, and carried 111 passengers: 82 males, 28 females and one infant.[1] The two hijackers later released all of the hostages and surrendered to the authorities.[2]
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tomwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Libyan plane hijack: Two hijackers 'with grenades threaten to blow up' Afriqiyah Airways flight in Malta". The Daily Telegraph. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.