What the records say
- When
- 2 Aug 1990
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 29.23° N, 47.98° E
- Description
- hostage situation
- Deaths
- 1
- Injured
- 0
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
British Airways Flight 149
1990 aircraft occurrence in Kuwait
British Airways Flight 149 was a scheduled flight from Heathrow Airport to Subang International Airport via Kuwait International Airport and Madras International Airport, operated by British Airways using a Boeing 747-100.
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