Indian Airlines Flight 427
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Indian Airlines Flight 427, a domestic passenger flight of the Indian Airlines between Srinagar Airport and the Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport, was involved in an aircraft hijacking that took place in India between 24 and 25 April 1993. Commandos from the National Security Guard (NSG) rescued all 141 hostages of the Indian Airlines Boeing 737, on the ground at Amritsar airport (where it was forced to land after being denied overflight permission by Pakistan to reach Kabul). The lone hijacker, Mohammad Yousuf, was killed within 5 minutes of commandos entering the plane, before he could react and harm any of the hostages. The rescue was code-named Operation Ashwamedh.
Hijacking | |
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Date | April 24 – 25, 1993 |
Summary | Hijacking |
Site | Raja Sansi Airport, Amritsar, India 31°42′28″N 074°47′57″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-2A8 |
Operator | Indian Airlines |
IATA flight No. | IC427 |
Registration | VT-EDS |
Flight origin | Srinagar Airport, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Destination | Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India |
Occupants | 141 |
Passengers | 135 (including the hijacker) |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 1 (hijacker) |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 140 |