Among the passengers were 12 senior businessmen from Ireland, including the head of the Confederation of Irish Industry, who were en route to Brussels for meetings preparatory to Ireland's accession to the European Economic Community.
乗客のうち12名はConfederation of Irish Industryの代表以下上級幹部であり、欧州経済共同体へのアイルランド加盟に関する準備会合に出席するためブリュッセルに向かう途上だった。