On November 23, 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, a Boeing 767, was hijacked by three men who demanded the aircraft be flown to Australia. The hijackers were unaware that the plane did not have enough fuel for the journey. Despite the pilot’s pleas to land for refueling, the hijackers forced the crew to continue flying. As fuel ran out, the pilot was left with no choice but to attempt an emergency water landing off the coast of the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean. The plane broke apart up

📅 #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

25 years ago today Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked and crashed off the coast of Africa near the Comoros Islands. 125 of the 175 onboard died when the aircraft impacted the water. The plane was hijacked en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia. They ordered the crew to fly Boeing 767-200ER to Australia but the aircraft ran out of fuel and was forced to ditch in the Indian Ocean near Grande Comore. The water ditching, which was captured on fil