On September 11, 2001, Korean Air Flight 085 (originating from Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea) was en-route to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, when information about the September 11 attacks was relayed to the crew. The ACARS reply message from the pilot in command included the letters "HJK", a prompt interpreted as a distress signal indicating that the flight had been hijacked.
On September 11, 2001, Korean Air Flight 085 (originating from Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea) was en-route to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, when information about the September 11 attacks was relayed to the crew. The ACARS reply message from the pilot in command included the letters "HJK", a prompt interpreted as a distress signal indicating that the flight had been hijacked.
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