1.   Brandishing knives and claiming they had a bomb, the hijackers diverted the plane to Medina in western Saudi Arabia.

2.   It was headed for Moscow, but the hijackers diverted the airplane to Baku, Azerbaijan, where it refueled before heading toward Israel.

3.   The hijackers diverted the plane to the Black Sea port city of Trabzon, private Kanal E television said.

4.   The hijackers diverted the ship toward Istanbul but Turkish authorities refused to allow the ferry into the Bosporus Strait and negotiated a peaceful end, capturing the hijackers.

5.   The hijackers diverted the ship toward Istanbul, but Turkish authorities negotiated a peaceful end and captured the hijackers.

6.   The hijackers could divert from those flight paths and hit their targets before military jets could catch up with them, he said.

7.   The hijackers diverted the plane to the Black Sea port city of Trabzon.

8.   Survivors reportedly told rescuers that the plane had run out of fuel after the hijackers diverted it to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

9.   The hijackers diverted the plane and told it to fly to Australia via Mauritius.