The number of hijackings in the aviation industry has been decreasing in the last decades. In 2021, three aircraft hijackings were reported.
In May 2021, a Ryanair commercial jet was intercepted by Belarusian authorities while flying over Belarus on route to Vilnius, Lithuania. This occurrence is considered to be the most recent hijacking incident in the global aviation industry.
Number of aircraft hijackings in the aviation industry worldwide from 1990 to 2021
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