Garuda Indonesia Flight 206
A Garuda Indonesia McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, similar to the aircraft involved in the incident
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| Hijacking summary | |
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| Date | 28 March 1981 |
| Summary | Hijacking |
| Site | Indonesian airspace |
| Passengers | 48 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 5 (3 hijackers, 1 commando, and the pilot) |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 2 |
| Survivors | 46 |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Aircraft name | "Woyla" |
| Operator | Garuda Indonesia |
| Registration | PK-GNJ |
| Flight origin | Kemayoran Airport, Jakarta |
| Stopover | Talang Betutu Airport, Palembang |
| Destination | Polonia Airport, Medan |
Garuda Indonesia Flight 206 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 owned by the Indonesian state-owned carrier Garuda Indonesia, and the aircraft was registered as PK-GNJ. The plane was hijacked on a domestic flight from Kemayoran Airport, Jakarta to Polonia International Airport, Medan on 28 March 1981 by the member of Islamic extremist group called Jihad Command. Their demands included the release of their comrades from Indonesian jails. Three days later the aircraft was stormed by Indonesian special forces, who killed freed most of the passengers, and killed three hijackers, the pilot and one of their colleagues.
The plane was scheduled to take-off from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport in Palembang, South Sumatra on Saturday morning of 28 March 1981 by Captain Herman Rante. The plane took-off at Kemayoran Airport in Jakarta at 08:00 in the morning and was scheduled to arrive at Polonia International Airport in Medan, North Sumatra at 10:55 am. After the take-off, 5 men with revolvers stood up from their seats and pointed their guns at the pilot while the others were near the aisle guarding the passengers. They demanded the pilot go to Colombo in Sri Lanka. The plane didn't have enough fuel to go to Colombo, so they refueled at Penang International Airport in Malaysia. When they were refuelling, the hijackers dropped off an old lady named Hulda Panjaitan because she kept crying in the plane. Subsequently, the plane took-off and landed at Don Muang Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.
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