Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 347

SAS Flight 347

Sigyn Viking, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 seen in 2013, 19 years after the hijacking
Hijacking
Date	3 November 1994
Summary	Hijacking
Site	Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Aircraft
Aircraft type	McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Aircraft name	Sigyn Viking
Operator	Scandinavian Airlines System
Registration	SE-DIZ
Flight origin	Bardufoss Airport
Stopover	Bodø Airport
Destination	Oslo Airport, Fornebu
Occupants	128
Passengers	122
Crew	6
Fatalities	0
Injuries	0
Survivors	128

Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 347 was a scheduled domestic flight which, on 3 November 1994, was hijacked shortly after take-off. The flight, from Bardufoss Airport via Bodø Airport to Oslo Airport, Fornebu in Norway, was operated by a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 belonging to Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). The hijacker was Haris Keč, a Bosnian living in Norway, who made demands that Norwegian authorities help to stop the humanitarian suffering in his home country caused by the Bosnian War. No one was injured in the incident.

Keč hijacked the aircraft with 122 passengers and a crew of six in mid-air after leaving Bardufoss. The aircraft landed as scheduled at Bodø, where all women, children and seniors were let off, along with two of the cabin crew. The aircraft then departed Bodø with 77 passengers and a crew of four. It was diverted to Gardermoen, where Keč made his demands. He surrendered at about 21:00, seven hours after take-off from Bardufoss, after some of his demands had been met. He was sentenced to four years prison for the hijacking.