EgyptAir Flight 181
SU-GCB, the aircraft involved in the hijacking | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 March 2016 |
| Summary | Hijacking |
| Site | Larnaca International Airport, Larnaca, Cyprus |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A320-233 |
| Operator | EgyptAir |
| IATA flight No. | MS181 |
| ICAO flight No. | MSR181 |
| Call sign | Egypt Air 181 |
| Registration | SU-GCB |
| Flight origin | Borg El Arab Airport, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Destination | Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupants | 63 |
| Passengers | 56 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 63 |
EgyptAir Flight 181 was a domestic passenger flight from Borg El Arab Airport in Alexandria, Egypt, to Cairo International Airport. On 29 March 2016, the flight was hijacked by an Egyptian man claiming to wear an explosive belt and forced to divert to Larnaca International Airport in Cyprus. Most passengers and crew were released by the hijacker shortly after landing. The hijacker surrendered about seven hours later, and everybody escaped from the aircraft unharmed. The belt was later revealed to have contained mobile phones and no explosives. The aircraft involved in the incident was an EgyptAir Airbus A320-200.