On May 25, 2000, an Airbus A330-301 operating on the route was hijacked by a man later identified as Reginald Chua,[2] just before the airplane was about to land.

It was withdrawn from use in July 2014 and stored at Greenwood Leflore Airport, where it was eventually scrapped the next year.

[3] When access was refused, he then demanded the passengers place their valuables in a bag before he commanded the pilot to descend and depressurize the aircraft so that he could escape by a homemade parachute.

Through his driver's license, "Lakandula" was finally correctly identified as Reginald Chua,[5] who reportedly lost his job as a security guard and suffered financial difficulties.

Having been forced to shut down his business due to continuous threats by his rival, Santos hijacked an airliner and ordered the passengers to surrender their money and valuables before jumping off the plane to his death.