Air Watch Air Watch
HIJACKS 13 NOVEMBER: GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN 10 OCTOBER: LOS ANGELES
Three police helicopters were shot at from beyond the
Country music star Gretchen Wilson was cited for
4 OCTOBER: BOSSASO, SOMALIA perimeter fence at Gothenburg City Airport. The
a “disturbance” on an American Airlines flight from
Gunmen, armed with pistols, hijacked a Russian cargo damage was only noticed when staff arived to Nashville. She allegedly became “verbally abusive” to
plane carrying khat, a narcotic leaf; they diverted the commence their morning shift. staff after flight attendants asked her to keep her pet
plane to Las Qorey, where tribal elders managed to 21 NOVEMBER: SAIDU SHARIF, PAKISTAN dog in its carrier. She was then denied further alcohol
convince the two young gunmen to release the six A suicide bomber blew himself up after he was stopped after reportedly swearing at a flight attendant.
crewmen. It is believed the hijack was the result of a by security personnel at the gate of Saidu Sharif airport. 14 OCTOBER: VANCOUVER
dispute between two businessmen. The bomber, who was in a Suzuki car, was signalled to Robert Dziekanski, 40, of Pieszyce, Poland, died after
18 NOVEMBER: PAPUA NEW GUINEA stop at a gate but did not do so, prompting security RCMP officers shocked him with a Taser stun gun. Not
A Tropicair aircraft, carrying the equivalent of around AU forces to open fire at the tyres of the vehicle, following speaking English and after waiting for 10 hours at the
$2 million in cash for Bank South Pacific, was hijacked by which the driver blew himself up. airport, Dziekanski became angry and started throwing
four armed men after it took off from Jackson Airport en 26 NOVEMBER: PHOENIX airport equipment at windows.
route to Kiunga. The money was recovered from the A 13-year old boy is alleged to have aimed a laser at a
plane, which was forced to land at Fisherman Island. One police department helicopter.
hijacker was immediately arrested, another was shot and 26 NOVEMBER: TURBAT, PAKISTAN
killed, whilst the remaining two initially escaped. Turbat airport’s runway was damaged by rocket attacks.
SABOTAGE & ATTACKS UNRULY PASSENGERS
6 OCTOBER: KABUL 28 SEPTEMBER: MUNICH
A vehicle-borne IED struck US forces on the road to the Mikhail Shamanov, a passenger on an Aeroflot flight
Kabul airport, killing and wounding several people from Moscow, was arrested on arrival for having shouted
including foreign nationals. anti-Semitic obscenities at passengers he’d identified as
18 OCTOBER: SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA being Jewish and trying to attack one of them. Allegedly, 15 OCTOBER: CALCUTTA
A soldier was Shamanov later tried to use his return ticket to fly back to Passengers on a JetLite flight from Mumbai pushed a
wounded by gunfire Moscow, but Aeroflot refused to carry him. food trolley towards an air hostess after she told them the
and 3 airport workers 30 SEPTEMBER: SHANNON airline had run out of non-vegetarian food. Passengers
were arrested for Howard Bailey, a 30-year old chronic paranoid also lodged complaints about the crew’s behaviour.
carrying firearms schizophrenic, caused the diversion of a flight from 21 OCTOBER: RIO DE JANEIRO
when security forces Gatwick to Jamaica’s Montego Bay when he had to be Davide Bianchi, 38, was arrested for uttering a racial
stormed Viru Viru restrained after physically attacking a crewmember and slur at a black airline official in anger over a flight delay.
airport following reports that workers there were shouting that he would put the plane into the sea. Bailey 27 OCTOBER: HOUSTON
stopping some flights from leaving and demanding that was later given a four month suspended sentence. An American Airlines flight, en route to Dallas from
airlines pay them landing fees in cash. The next day, 5 OCTOBER: MUMBAI Orlando, diverted after a female passenger tried to
thousands of protestors stormed the airport and A woman, alleged to be mentally ill, caused the delayed open an emergency exit door inflight.
demonstrated on the runways resulting in the departure of a Jet Airways flight to Kolkata when, whilst 28 OCTOBER: MINNEAPOLIS
government withdrawing the troops. the aircraft was taxiing to the runway, she unfastened Gregory Thomas Abeyta was arrested on arrival
24 OCTOBER: BOSTON her seat belt, stood up and shouted “Please pray! Our following his intoxicated behaviour on a Northwest flight
A green laser beam was directed at a United Airlines flight has been hijacked.” from Colorado Springs.
Embraer 145 minutes after its departure to Washington 8 OCTOBER: NEW DELHI 29 OCTOBER: TEL AVIV
DC from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. The Pawan Choudhary and Manoj Sharma are alleged to Ms M Kamara, 24, was refused entry to Israel on mental
beam illuminated the right side of the cockpit as the have molested two flight attendants on a Go Airways health grounds. During the British Airways flight back to
plane was about 3,000 feet off the ground. flight from Mumbai to Delhi. London she became aggressive and abusive, despite
3 NOVEMBER: SAIDU SHARIF, PAKISTAN 9 OCTOBER: LEEDS being handcuffed from the onset given her behaviour in
A rocket attack was carried out against Saidu Sharif Marek Jagielski, 20, was arrested after the crew on a Tel Aviv, causing the Captain to request police meet the
airport. Jet2 flight from Krakow found the remains of cigarettes flight at Heathrow. She was later released without charge.
9 NOVEMBER: DJANET, ALGERIA in a toilet cubicle; he was later fined £300. 30 OCTOBER: PORT MORESBY
An aircraft was damaged at Djanet airport when 9 OCTOBER: CAYMAN ISLANDS Two rugby players, returning from a tournament in
guerrillas attacked the airport. The assailants are AHonduran national on an American Airlines flight from San Singapore, became intoxicated on board their Air
thought to be associated with al Qaeda in the Islamic Pedro to Miami allegedly attacked and injured another Niugini flight and refused to fasten their seatbelts
Maghreb and had crossed into Algeria from Mali. passenger on board the flight and had to be restrained by despite numerous requests by flight attendants. There
members of the cabin crew. The flight then diverted. was a scuffle among the players and one person was
10 OCTOBER: INDIANAPOLIS hurt; one player also ripped off an armrest. Aside from
Christopher T. Dennis caused the diversion of a action by the authorities, the Papua New Guinea Rugby
United Airlines flight en route from Memphis to Union is also considering disciplinary measures.
Chicago. When flight attendants refused to serve 31 OCTOBER: ADELAIDE
him alcohol he became angry and grabbed two A Virgin Blue flight en route from Perth to Brisbane diverted
small bottles of wine from the trolley. due to the disruptive behaviour of a woman on board.
4 December 2007 Aviationsecurityinternational
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