![]() JA8146, the aircraft involved in the hijacking incident seen in 1999 | |
Hijacking | |
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Date | June 21, 1995 |
Summary | Hijacking |
Site | Hakodate Airport, Hokkaido, Japan |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 747SR-81 |
Operator | All Nippon Airways |
Registration | JA8146 |
Flight origin | Tokyo Haneda Airport, Japan |
Destination | Hakodate Airport, Japan |
Occupants | 365 |
Passengers | 350 |
Crew | 15 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 2 |
Survivors | 365 |
All Nippon Airways Flight 857 was a scheduled domestic flight from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Hakodate Airport that was hijacked by a lone individual on June 21, 1995. The aircraft was boarded by police the next morning following an over-night standoff, in the first instance where force was used to respond to an aircraft hijacking in Japan, led by the Hokkaido Prefectural Police with support from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Special Assault Team (then known as the Special Armed Police).[1]