| Status: | |
| Date: | 23 JUN 1998 |
| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Operator: | Iberia |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 124 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 131 |
| Airplane damage: | None |
| Location: | Valencia Airport (VLC) (Spain) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Sevilla Airport (SVQ) (SVQ/LEZL), Spain |
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Barcelona Airport (BCN) (BCN/LEBL), Spain |
Narrative:
Mental patient demanded to be taken to Israel. Hijacker surrendered. A handheld device he said was a detonator for an explosive in the hold turned out to be television remote control, and he surrendered a few hours after talking with his psychiatrist on the telephone.
