Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702
ET-AMF, the aircraft involved in the hijacking, pictured in June 2014
Hijacking
Date17 February 2014 (2014-02-17)
SummaryHijacked by co-pilot
Site
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 767-3BGER
OperatorEthiopian Airlines
IATA flight No.ET702
ICAO flight No.ETH702
Call signETHIOPIAN 702
RegistrationET-AMF
Flight originAddis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia
StopoverLeonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy
DestinationMalpensa Airport, Italy
Occupants202 (including hijacker)
Passengers193
Crew9 (including hijacker)
Fatalities0
Survivors202 (including hijacker)

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 was a scheduled flight from Addis Ababa to Milan via Rome on 17 February 2014. The aircraft, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300ER, was hijacked by the unarmed co-pilot, Hailemedhin Abera Tegegn, en route from Addis Ababa to Rome.