21.   Conspicuous by their absence were airliners from Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, which in the past have made a strong showing at Dubai.

22.   Israel radio reported Saturday that an Ethiopian airliner was hijacked enroute from Nairobi to New Delhi.

23.   Israel radio reported Saturday that an Ethiopian airliner was hijacked enroute from Nairobi to New deli.

24.   The airliner was an old model, some years out of production.

25.   The airliner was en route from the Sudanese capital of Khartoum to Port Sudan on Sunday when the pilot was forced to divert to the Eritrean capital, Asmara.

26.   The airliner was on a domestic flight between Algiers and the southern city of Quargla when it was detoured to Palma de Mallorca.

27.   The airliner had been on a domestic flight between Algiers and the southern city of Ouargla.

28.   The airliner was en route from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Cairo with a stop in the tourist resort of Luxor.

29.   The airliner was en route from Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, to Cairo with a stop in the tourist resort of Luxor.

30.   The airliner was on a domestic flight between Algiers and the southern city of Ouargla when it was detoured to Palma de Mallorca.