Old fashion 70's style airliner Hijacking last night, Egypt Air Flight now on the ground in Cyprus with 3 passengers and the crew of 4 being held by a single hijacker identified as a 27 year old Egyption male. May be wearing an explosive vest. Argument with his wife seems to be the motive
Update: not believed to be ISIS related but just a common nut with the final screw loose.
Cyprus Officials: EgyptAir Hijacker ArrestedEgyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said the man who hijacked the plane asked to meet European Union officials or to fly on to another airport.
Ismail told reporters that authorities would question the hijacker to ascertain his true motives, which remained a mystery.
"At some moments he asked to meet with a representative of the European Union and at other points he asked to go to another airport but there was nothing specific," he said.
After the aircraft landed at Larnaca airport, the hijacker released everyone onboard except three passengers and four crew following negotiations, Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy said. He declined to give their nationalities.
Eighty-one people, including 21 foreigners and 15 crew, had been onboard the Airbus 320, Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement