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Figure 3 Worldwide Civil Aviation Hijackings

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Figure 3 Worldwide Civil Aviation Hijackings

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Figure 3 - Worldwide Civil Aviation Hijackings.  If you are a user with disability and cannot view this image, use the table version.  If you need further assistance, call 800-853-1351 or email answers@bts.gov.

Note: There were no hijackings in the United States from 1991 through 2000. Data are through 2000 and do not include the hijacking of 4 airplanes used in attacks on the United States by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Civil Aviation Security, Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation, available at http://cas.faa.gov/crimacts/pf/crim2000.pdf, as of Feb. 8, 2002.