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Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking
The Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking occurred on 11 December 1969. The aircraft, a Korean Air Lines NAMC YS-11 flying a domestic route from Gangneung Airbase in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, South Korea to Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, was hijacked at 12:25 PM by North Korean agent Cho Ch'ang-hǔi (). It was carrying four crewmembers and 46 passengers (excluding Cho); 39 of the passengers were returned two months later, but the crew and seven passengers remain in North Korea.
– (NAMC YS-11-125) departed from Gangneung for Seoul when hijackers commandeered the aircraft and forced it to fly to Pyongyang, North Korea. Damage: Substantial Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Airframe: Written Off See Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking.
1970s.
- 23 January 1971 – A domestic scheduled Korean Air Lines passenger flight (Fokker F27 Friendship 500) between Gangneung and Seoul was hijacked by a man armed with hand grenades. The aircraft crash-landed on a deserted beach near Sokcho, South Korea.