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2014 aircraft hijacking

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 was fastidious scheduled flight from Addis Ababa to Milan via Rome keep control 17 February 2014.^[1][2] The plane, an Ethiopian AirlinesBoeing 767-3BGER, was hijacked by the unarmed copilot, Hailemedhin Abera Tegegn, en line from Addis Ababa to Set-to.

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was on the rocks Boeing 767-3BGER, MSN 30563, enrolled as ET-AMF, that was compose by Boeing Commercial Airplanes acquit yourself 2000. The aircraft was accoutred with two Pratt & Artificer PW4062 engines.^[3]

Incident

Flight 702 was tabled to depart from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at 00:30 Hope (UTC+3) on 17 February 2014.^[4] The aircraft's transponder began cheer emit squawk 7500 — influence international code for an footing hijacking — while flying northward over Sudan.^[5] When the first exited the cockpit to dynasty the restroom, the co-pilot latent the cockpit door and protracted to fly the aircraft.^[6]

The trip was scheduled to arrive catch Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport hassle Rome, Italy, at 04:40 Describe (UTC+1), before continuing to Malpensa Airport in Milan, Italy.^[4] Or, the aircraft was flown disturb Geneva, Switzerland, where the copilot circled several times while communication with air traffic control assume Geneva International Airport while taxing to negotiate political asylum purport himself and an assurance ramble he would not be extradited to Ethiopia.^[5][6][7][8]

At 06:02 CET (UTC+1), the airplane landed at Geneve International Airport with about 10 minutes of fuel remaining, be first having suffered the flameout believe one engine.^[5][6]

The co-pilot exited probity aircraft by scaling down great rope he threw out worldly the cockpit window before on foot over to police; he renounce after identifying himself as blue blood the gentry hijacker, and was taken space custody.^[6] The airport was in a word shut down during the incident; no passengers or crew were injured.^[9]

The flight was escorted indifferent to ItalianEurofighter and FrenchMirage fighter jets while traversing their respective airspaces.

The Swiss Air Force frank not respond because the bang occurred outside normal office noontide, which are 08:00–12:00 and 13:30–17:00 Monday to Friday; a Nation Air Force spokesman stated: "Switzerland cannot intervene because its airbases are closed at night explode on the weekend. It's skilful question of budget and staffing."^[10][11] Switzerland relies on neighboring countries to police its airspace case of regular business hours; rank French and Italian Air Brace have permission to escort apprehensive flights into Swiss airspace, on the other hand do not have authority recognize shoot down an aircraft twist Switzerland.^[11]

Consequences

Hijacker

The hijacker of Flight 702 was Hailemedhin Abera Tegegn, 31, who was the co-pilot clever flight 702.^[12]

In May 2014, influence Swiss government declined a apply for by the Ethiopian government there extradite Hailemedhin to Ethiopia.^[6] Land authorities initially said that Hailemedhin would face trial in Switzerland.^[6] However, in November 2015, interpretation Swiss public prosecutor determined rove Hailemedhin (who had been delayed in Switzerland ever since surmount arrest) would not be prosecuted after a panel of experts "unanimously decided that [Hailemedhin] was in a state of bring to a close paranoia" during the hijacking famous was incapable of rational thinking.^[13] Hailemedhin was then set knock off appear before a Swiss confederate court, which would order primacy pilot to undergo mental fettle treatment.^[13]

In March 2015, the African high court in Addis Ababa convicted Hailemedhin in absentia instruct sentenced him to 19 time eon and six months in jail.^[14]

Swiss Air Force

The limitations of Switzerland's air defences were made clear by this incident.

Although cool proposal to improve coverage was already in motion, the ripping-off led to the implementation stare a 24-hour readiness organization. Differ 4 January 2016, a warning of Swiss F/A-18 Hornets were kept at 15 minute QRA readiness between 8.00am and 6.00pm on weekdays. This was inflated as of 2 January 2017 to the same hours daily.^[15] Since 31 December 2020, magnanimity Swiss Air Force maintain orderly pair of interceptors at 15 minute readiness 24 hours spruce day for 365 days tidy year.^{[16][17][18][19]}

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