[ACARS] Frankfurt Hijack, new ones and some free text

Sun, 5 Jan 2003 20:18:45 +0100

Hi all,

Someone hijacked a motorglider and threatened to fly it into the European
Bank nuilding in Frankfurt today. Frankfurt was closed for a while. Here's a
related ACARS message from a Saudia Boeing 777:

 Registration: HZ-AKB         Flight number: SV0168            Date:
05/01/2003

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 [16:03]
 /LHRDDSV.RDR01HELLO  BE ADVICE WE ARE
 IN THE HOLD DUE FRA APT
 CLSD DU TO HIJACK PROC
 OVER FRA APT NO TIME
 GIVEN FOR LDG
 THNKS

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The well known Polar Air Cargo 747 on another US military flight,
complaining about ice on the runway at Ramstein:

 Registration: N920FT         Flight number: POGDT4 *          Date:
05/01/2003

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 [17:02]
 3A01 OPSCTL GDT4/05 ETAR/KDOV .N920FT
 REASON FOR DELAY
 1 ATC SLOT TIME
 2 PREVIOUS 747 FODED OUT
 RUNWAY WITH ICE CHUNKS

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Some new ones over Deventer, The Netherlands, today:

05/05/2003

11:40  B-KAC   *  KA0500   Boeing 747, Dragonair
12:39  N418MC  *  5Y0601   Boeing 747, Atlas Air
13:41  N235KK  *  GS0001   Citation III

Here's a nice one from an Emirates Boeing 777:

 Registration: A6-EMI         Flight number: EK0012            Date:
05/01/2003

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 [13:17]
 /DXBOWEK.HI AGAIN ETA GATE 1755
 HAVE UK GOVERMENT VIP
 DELEG OF 10 SOULS IN
 FIRST/BUSIN CLASS WHO
 WILL MISS HYDERABAD
 CONNECTION. PLSE ADV
 RGDS xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 [13:29]
 /DXBOWEK.REF UK GOVERMENT VIP
 DELEGATION TO HYD.
 IMPORTANT THAT THEIR
 HOLD BAGS MAKE THE
 CONNECTION. THEY CONTAIN
 IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS. PLS
 ADV. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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And a nice one from an Atlas 747 (it works)

 Registration: N418MC         Flight number: 5Y0600            Date:
05/01/2003

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 [16:47]
 3J01 DSPTCH 0600/05 LUX /HSV  .N418MC
 THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE
 FROM N418MC. PLEASE
 ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MSG TO
 VERIFY ACARS OPERATION.
 THANK YOU....

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Gtx,  Bart.

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