Hijacked Plane over Geneva

I bet that paperliner is loaded to the tilt. I am gonna say 10,000 eiths on that bad boy.

It landed in Geneva, hijackers requesting asylum, pilots escaping through windows, they're keeping the plane away from other planes on the tarmac

Where was it coming from?

quote:

---

At 5:00pm Pacific Time, Ethiopian Flight 702, a Boeing 767-300 was flying over Sudan when it started squawking 7500. The transponder code, is supposed to indicate a “hijacking.”

Sometimes, pilots accidentally switch to this code or equipment malfunctions. This however, does not appear to be the case. The aircraft can be tracked live via Flightradar 24.

This is hopefully just an error, but this is certainly a deviation from normal flight.

We have reached out to a source who is an aircraft electrical expert and they confirmed that a “7500? code can’t come from a glitch.

The flight, operating from Addis Abba to Rome has been confirmed by Rome Airport not to have arrived yet. It is currently circling over Geneva Airport (GVA), with a military escort. Emergency crews are standing by a GVA.

---

quote:

---

UPDATES:

The aircraft now has 20 minutes of fuel remaining (8:45pm PST) via LiveATC.net
Reports of one engine potentially flaming out (unconfirmed via LiveATC)
Reports of the aircraft being directed to make an approach but not landing until a response is given regarding the word “asylum” (via LiveATC)
Fuel warning has been received on the flight deck (Via LiveATC)
Aircraft apparently cleared for an ILS approach. What could be a hostage negotiator has been heard on the radio (Via LiveATC)
Response to the request will be given by Swiss Authorities on Short Final for landing on Runway 05 (via LiveATC)
AIRCRAFT HAS LANDED SAFELY (Via FlightRadar24 and LiveATC)
Pilots heard on radio stating they will be exiting via the aircraft flight deck window. (via LiveATC)
Airport/Airspace around Geneva is now closed (via LiveATC)
Unconfirmed reports the aircraft is parked at the end of Runway 05.
Back in 1996 an Ethiopian 767 had to ditch in the water due to hi-jackers and lack of fuel. Fight 961

---

I say Geneva, you hear Helsinki!!!

YOU'RE frickING FIRED!!!

quote:

---

What is that, a huge paper airplane?

---

Surely no free meals on that flight

These terrorists are real pussies now a days.

quote:

---

Update 6 – 1:49 am E.S.T According to reports from Swiss media, a pilot from the aircraft has been arrested. This pilot was reportedly seeking asylum, which has been corroborated by audio from the ATC tower. It appears that normal take off and landing action will soon resume at Geneva Airport as the ATC tower is now speaking regularly with aircraft. Many flight plans are expired and it will take some time to sort out the mess.

---

LINK

quote:

---

What is that, a huge paper airplane?

---

Origami yo