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Old 02-16-2014, 09:16 PM
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Supposedly an Ethiopian airliner was hijacked and just landed at Geneva. Geneva bound flights including two UA flights are diverting as we speak.
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Old 02-16-2014, 09:23 PM
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1 went to MXP the other went to ZRH.
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Is this an absolute confirmed hijacking right now ? The source with the most info is this. It appears the pilots escaped using the rope in the cockpit (ugh) and at this time there is a lone hijacker. Wondering what he had that made them that fearful...

BREAKING: Ethiopian Airlines' Flight 702 Hijacked. Lands in Geneva. - AirlineReporter.com
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Hijacker arrested. No one hurt.
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Hijacker arrested. No one hurt.
Swiss Police confirming that a pilot aboard the aircraft is the individual in custody (10:54pm PST)
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The latest I just saw on CNN said it was the co-pilot who hijacked the plane. Said he felt threatened back home in Ethiopia and wanted asylum in Switzerland. Apparently he did it when the CA was in the lav, then climbed out the window after landing. Interesting.
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Some guys will do anything to get extra days off.
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I think he heard ethiopian was going to start using our PBS system.
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