The Moment of History on Instagram: "On the 23rd of November 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, a Boeing 767 en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, was hijacked by three Ethiopian men seeking asylum in Australia. The hijackers demanded the plane fly to Australia, ignoring the pilots’ warnings about insufficient fuel. After hours in the air, the aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed into the Indian Ocean near Grande Comore Island. Of the 175 passengers and crew, 125 died, including the hijackers,

What’s the longest flight you’ve ever taken? ✈️ For me, it was Seattle Boeing Field to Addis on a brand-new Ethiopian B787 — Africa’s second Dreamliner. We crossed the North Atlantic at FL350 in 16 hours and 30 minutes, with two Captains and my best friend as the other copilot. A memory I’ll never forget. We were supposed to stay just one day in Seattle… but fate had other plans. One day became a full week — one of the best layovers I’ve ever had. We ferried the aircraft home carrying medical eq