Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, travelling from Adis Ababa to the Ivory Coast, experiences a hijacking crisis over the Indian Ocean. Captain Leul Abat faces the challenge of deceiving hijackers demanding a route change, prompting him to make a daring emergency landing near the Koros Islands due to fuel limitations

What were the specific demands made by the hijackers?

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From Season 3 Episode 13 "Ocean Landing": Comoros - Nov. 23, 1996

A hi-jacked Ethiopian Airlines 767 runs out of fuel near the Comoros Islands. From 31,000 feet the plane plunges toward the sea. Only the skill of the pilot – who’s been hi-jacked twice before – can save the lives of those on board.

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