El Al Flight 426
4X-ATA, the aircraft involved in the hijacking | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 July 1968 |
| Summary | Hijacking |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 707–458 |
| Operator | El Al |
| Registration | 4X-ATA |
| Flight origin | London Heathrow Airport |
| Stopover | Rome Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport |
| Destination | Lod Airport (renamed Ben Gurion International Airport) |
| Occupants | 48 |
| Passengers | 38 (Including 3 hijackers) |
| Crew | 10 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Survivors | 48 (Including 3 hijackers) |
El Al Flight 426 was an El Al passenger flight hijacked on 23 July 1968 by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), setting off a wave of hijackings by the PFLP.