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[DT.]

Skynews just reportes that a plane that left from the Turkish enclave in North Cyprus has been hijacked by Al Quaeda and is trying to get it to fly to Iran. Pasengers have escaped but only crew left after it landed for refuelling in ANtalaya.

[iceman]

Nine passengers & two crew members still hostage on board.

[Kikapu]

Nine passengers & two crew members still hostage on board.

Iceman,

Have you got in touch with MR-from-NG to see if he is home or on the plane. I think he is due to go back to London soon.

[iceman]

Nine passengers & two crew members still hostage on board.

Iceman,

Have you got in touch with MR-from-NG to see if he is home or on the plane. I think he is due to go back to London soon.

He will be flying back to UK on Sunday morning...

[DT.]

Nine passengers & two crew members still hostage on board.

Iceman,

Have you got in touch with MR-from-NG to see if he is home or on the plane. I think he is due to go back to London soon.

He will be flying back to UK on Sunday morning...

good to hear....whats atlas jet? A Private discount airline?

[iceman]

According to latest unconfirmed report,only four hostages left on the plane...two crew members & two passengers..


Who is Atlasjet Airlines?

Atlasjet Airlines was established on March 14, 2001 by Öger Holding A.S., licensed to carry out “Passenger and Cargo Transportation on Unscheduled Flights, Domestic and International and carried out its first flight on June 1, 2001. In April 2004 the Turkey tourism group ETS took over 49% of atlasjet and a new organizational structure was introduced to the company combining the forces of the ETS and the Öger Group. On June 14, 2004, it was licensed to “Carry Out Passenger and Cargo Transportation on Scheduled and Unscheduled Flights, domestic and internatioal“ by SHGM. Two weeks later, on July 1, 2004, atlasjet started its scheduled flights domestically. In Turkey it is the first private airline holding the IATA certificate.

http://www.atlasjet.com/en/