Korean Air Flight 85 was on route to Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage , Alaska when information about the September 11 attacks was relayed to the crew . The pilot in command 's ACARS message reply included the letters " HJK " , a prompt interpreted as a distress signal indicating that the flight had been hijacked . When ordered to squawk 7500 ( a " hijack " code ) , the pilot complied , despite miscommunication that implied he would disregard the instruction
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Korean Air Flight 85