IC 814
24 Dec 1999 · Hijacking, Sabotage & Deliberate ActsINDIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 814 — 'KANDAHAR HIJACK'
Airbus A300 · Indian Airlines · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Hijacked to Kandahar by five gunmen
Airport security (Kathmandu)
Hijack negotiation
Hostage crisis management
Aircraft
Airbus A300
Indian Airlines
Route
Kathmandu (KTM), Nepal
→ Delhi (DEL), India
People
190 on board
1 fatalities
Date
24 Dec 1999
Flight crew
Captain: Devi Sharan
Category
Hijacking, Sabotage & Deliberate Acts
Bombs, hijackers, shootdowns, murder in the cockpit.
THE STORY
Five masked gunmen hijacked the Airbus and forced it to Kandahar, Afghanistan. An eight-day standoff ended when India released three militants. One passenger was murdered.