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Cruzeiro do Sul Flight 302

PP-CLB, the aircraft involved in the incident.
Incident
Date	February 3, 1984 (1984-02-03)
Summary	Hijacking
Site	In route to Belém, Pará, Brazil
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Airbus A300B4-203
Operator	Cruzeiro do Sul
Registration	PP-CLB
Flight origin	Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport
1st stopover	Salvador International Airport
2nd stopover	Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport
3rd stopover	Fortaleza Airport
4th stopover	Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport
Last stopover	Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport
Destination	Eduardo Gomes International Airport
Passengers	162
Crew	14
Fatalities	0
Survivors	176 (all)

Cruzeiro do Sul Flight 302 ( IATA: SC 302) was a scheduled domestic flight operated from Rio de Janeiro to Manaus in Brazil, operated by Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul. ^[1] On 3 February 1984, the Airbus A300B4 aircraft flying the service, was hijacked while flying from São Luís to Belém and was forced to divert to Cuba. There were no fatalities among the 176 passengers and crew. ^[2]

Hijacking

The aircraft, carrying 14 crew and 162 passengers, had taken of from Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport at 22:38 local time and was due to land at Belém two hours after. During the flight, the hijackers entered the cockpit and they ordered the crew to fly to Cayenne, but the crew told them that the runway was too short. The hijackers then directed the plane to Paramaribo. The captain told that the hijackers seemed very nervous and one repeatedly said "if this fails, we're ready to die". A passenger said that "The hijackers were very tense, but we convinced them to stay calm and free the passengers" and he also said that "Most passengers didn't know a hijacking was occurring. A stewardess asked if there was a doctor and I volunteered. In the cabin, I found two men with guns and a woman holding a crying child in her arms". ^[2]

The aircraft landed at Paramaribo and the hijackers were persuaded by a delegation of officials at the airport in Paramaribo to release the 154 passengers in exchange for fuel. The airline dispatched an aircraft to pick up passengers in Suriname and took them to their original destinations in Belém and Manaus. ^[2]

The aircraft left for Cuba about 3:30 local time. The aircraft landed at Camagüey International Airport at 7:46 local time. ^[2] The Cuban officials agreed to allow the plane and crew to return to Brazil after being contacted through the Swiss Embassy.

See also

• VASP Flight 375
• List of aircraft hijackings

References