Plane hijacker surrenders after landing in Chad

A Sudanese plane carrying 103 passengers and crew was hijacked today and diverted to the Chadian capital, N’Djamena, where the hijacker surrendered.

Saif Omer, Air West’s managing director, said the lone hijacker gave himself up after arriving in Chad.

Air West 612 took off from Khartoum, Sudan, at 8.30am (local time) for the western city of Al-Fasher when the hijacker forced the pilot to change its direction to Chad, an Air West official said.

Air West, based in Khartoum, is a privately-owned company, and operates domestic passenger services and international cargo charters.