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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Hijacking Of Flight 601, is a fictionalized portrayal of the real-life incident that occurred on Sociedad Aeronautica de Medellin Flight HK-1247 in Colombia. Created by C.S. Prince and Pablo González, the series narrates how two young men who were desperate for money came up with the plan to blackmail the Colombian government by hijacking a plane and holding the passengers hostage to facilitate negotiations.
According to the BBC, the plane was carrying 84 passengers, including crew members, and not 43 passengers as depicted in the limited series. Further, the plane had actually taken off from Pereira, and not Bogota. As the plane took off, the passengers and crew settled in, but little did they know that they would be going through one of the most harrowing experiences of their lives.
During the plane’s several stops, numerous passengers disembarked. By the time Flight 601 landed in Mendoza Argentina, only the crew and the hijackers were on board. The plane made two short stops in Resistencia and Asunción, before making its final stop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their demands of the Colombian government were simple. They wanted $200,000, the release of political prisoners, and safe passage to Cuba. However, the Colombian government refused to negotiate with the hijackers because they had a policy of not engaging with terrorists. It was up to the owners of the airline to ensure that the passengers were returned safely to their family and friends.
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