Sri Lankan authorities arrested a 43-year-old suspect on June 12 for fabricating hijacking threats against a Sri Lankan Airlines flight.
Flight Hijacked
Captain Devi Sharan, the pilot of the infamous IC 814 hijacking in December 1999, retires on January 4 after a distinguished 40 year career in aviation.
A 31-year-old Mexican passenger traveling with his family dramatically attempted to divert a domestic flight operated by Volaris (Y4) from El Bajio to Tijuana to the US on Sunday, claiming his life was in imminent danger.
The hijackers, purporting to be members of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), demanded the release of Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.