📅 #OTD in 1996 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked midair by three young Ethiopians who demanded to be flown to Australia—a journey far beyond the plane’s fuel range. What followed was one of the most harrowing hijackings in aviation history, ending with a dramatic ditching in the Indian Ocean near the Comoros Islands. 📺 Check out the full episode on Mayday’s YouTube channel. 🔗 https://youtu.be/fqjiubj_pwQ | Mayday / Air Crash Investigation / Air Disasters

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.Mr Leul Abate, the pilot, tried to persuade the hijacker to land at a nearby airport (like Zanzibar or Nairobi) but they said no. Mr Leul Abate said that if he continued, his plane would crash int

On November 23, 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi by three Ethiopians. Their demand was to be flown to Australia, where they sought asylum. The plane crash-landed in the Indian Ocean, near a beach, due to fuel exhaustion. The impact caused the aircraft to break apart. Of the 175 people on board (163 passengers and 12 crew), 125 died, including all three hijackers and six of the 12 crew members. Many passengers tragically di

15K views · 132 reactions | The aftermath of a fiery plane crash that claimed three lives was captured on a Ring doorbell camera. Video provided by Anabel Fernandez (via CNN). The story: https://www.foxcarolina.com/deadly-airplane-crash-that-killed-3-injured-1-caught-on-ring-doorbell-camera/article_162b4f60-e08b-5984-adce-3ce30fcbd1b9.html | Fox Carolina News | Facebook