NCJ Number
14020
Date Published
1973
Length
200 pages
Annotation
CONTAINS DISCUSSION OF SKYJACKING TRIALS NEAR ZURICH IN 1969 AND TEL AVIV IN 1972, CATEGORIZES 6 TYPES OF SKYJACKERS, AND RECOMMENDS ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AIR CODE WITH A COMMISSION TO POLICE AND ADMINISTER IT.
Abstract
DRAWING CONCLUSIONS FROM PARTICULAR SKYJACKING INCIDENTS AND TRIALS, THE AUTHOR TYPES SKYJACKERS AS THIEVES, BLUFFS, LUNATICS, POLITICAL FANATICS, TRAVELERS TO UNSCHEDULED PLACES, AND THOSE OBSESSED WITH KILLING AND BEING KILLED. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT AN INTERNATIONAL AIR CODE BE ESTABLISHED TO PRESCRIBE UNIFORM REGULATIONS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY TO PREVENT POTENTIAL SKYJACKERS FROM GEETING WEAPONS ABOARD OR HAVING ACCESS TO PLANES ON TAXIING ROUTES. IT IS PROPOSED THAT ALL PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE BE SEARCHED WITH METAL DETECTING AND BOMB DETECTING DEVICES. AN INTERNATIONAL CODE WOULD COMPEL ALL COUNTRIES AND AIRPORTS TO ADOPT SUCH PRECAUTIONS. THE CODE WOULD BE ENFORCED BY AN INTERNATIONAL POLICE FORCE AND ADMINISTERED BY AN AIR COMMISSION FUNDED BY EITHER THE PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES OR AIRLINES.