Keč was charged with three criminal offenses : the hijacking itself , and fraud and forgery related to attempting to take out 50,000 Norwegian krone from a friend 's bank account . He had confessed the crime and several witnesses could confirm he had committed the crime . The incident was the second court case in Norway regarding hijacking , after Braathens SAFE Flight 139 had been hijacked by a drunk in 1985 . The law permitted a sentence from 2 to 21 years prison . On 16 June 1995 , Keč was sentenced to four years prison by Eidsivating Court of Appeal . After receiving the sentence , he stated to the press : " I regret hijacking the aircraft . I have apologized to the victims . Hijacking an aircraft was a completely wrong way to create attention for the situation in Bosnia . "
Braathens SAFE Flight 139
Braathens SAFE Flight 139
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 347