Afriqiyah Airways Flight 209

Afriqiyah Airways Flight 209

The aircraft involved in the incident, photographed in 2019
Hijacking
Date	23 December 2016 (2016-12-23)
Summary	Hijacking
Site	Malta International Airport, Luqa, Malta
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Airbus A320-214
Operator	Afriqiyah Airways
IATA flight No.	8U209
ICAO flight No.	AAW209
Call sign	Afriqiyah 209
Registration	5A-ONB
Flight origin	Sabha Airport, Libya
Destination	Mitiga International Airport, Libya
Occupants	118
Passengers	111
Crew	7
Fatalities	0
Survivors	118

Afriqiyah Airways Flight 209 was a domestic passenger flight from Sabha to Tripoli, Libya that was hijacked on 23 December 2016 and made a forced landing in Luqa, Malta. The flight was operated by Afriqiyah Airways, Libya's state airline, and carried 111 passengers: 82 males, 28 females and one infant.^[1] The two hijackers later released all of the hostages and surrendered to the authorities.^[2]