Ethiopian Flight 702 (ADD-FCO) Hijacked by copilot -Diverted to GVA
Feb 16, 2014, 10:06 pm
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"Pilots heard on radio stating they will be exiting via the aircraft flight deck window."
Sounds like perhaps the hijackers never breached the cockpit?
Sounds like perhaps the hijackers never breached the cockpit?
Feb 16, 2014, 10:08 pm
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How freaky is this that we are watching and listening in real time? I watched cockpit view as they landed and have been listening to ATC which has gone eerily silent since the pilots reported leaving via the window.
Feb 16, 2014, 10:08 pm
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Feb 16, 2014, 10:09 pm
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Feb 16, 2014, 10:15 pm
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What kind of exit do they make in a situation like this? I mean, they're a bit high off the ground, aren't they?
Feb 16, 2014, 10:20 pm
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Also it sounded like all the hijacker wanted was asylum, which would make a happy ending much more likely.
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Feb 16, 2014, 10:21 pm
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Ethiopian Flight 702 (ADD-FCO) Possibly Hijacked--Diverted to GVA
You guys following this ET702 situation?
It just broke on twitter in the last 30-40 mins, no mainstream media is covering it yet.
Apparently a Ethiopian 767 operating ADD-FCO was "hijacked" and forced to divert to GVA, but if you can tell from the flightradar track:
http://www.flightradar24.com/ETH702/2ba40ab
It circled quite a bit before landing.
It's landed now, stopped on the runway, but no further details yet
It just broke on twitter in the last 30-40 mins, no mainstream media is covering it yet.
Apparently a Ethiopian 767 operating ADD-FCO was "hijacked" and forced to divert to GVA, but if you can tell from the flightradar track:
http://www.flightradar24.com/ETH702/2ba40ab
It circled quite a bit before landing.
It's landed now, stopped on the runway, but no further details yet
Feb 16, 2014, 10:23 pm
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Is it possible authorities have asked them to come out so that they can help in assessing the situation? Sounds like perhaps they were directed to do this.
If the flight deck was never breached then it would be the perfect ingress point for an assault, but one would want the crew out of the way.
Since this aircraft likely had no wifi, and if it's possible to use a cell jammer, the hijacker would have no way of knowing what's being planned outside and going through the flight deck windows would allow for the element of surprise as opposed to one of the regular cabin doors.
If the flight deck was never breached then it would be the perfect ingress point for an assault, but one would want the crew out of the way.
Since this aircraft likely had no wifi, and if it's possible to use a cell jammer, the hijacker would have no way of knowing what's being planned outside and going through the flight deck windows would allow for the element of surprise as opposed to one of the regular cabin doors.
Feb 16, 2014, 10:23 pm
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Twitter is blowing up:
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ET702&src=hash
but no mention from media outlets yet.
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ET702&src=hash
but no mention from media outlets yet.
