Luis Alberto Pena Mendoza , 66 , surrendered to federal authorities at JFK Airport . He flew to New York under the custody of State Department diplomatic security personnel , said a law enforcement source and a senior State Department official . It 's same airport from which Pan Am Flight 281 took off more than 40 years ago . Indictment : Mendoza , three others conspired to hijack Flight 281 in November 1968 . U.S. Attorney : Soltren ` ` will finally face the American justice system ''
Luis Alberto Pena Mendoza , 66 , surrendered to federal authorities at JFK Airport . It 's same airport from which Pan Am Flight 281 took off more than 40 years ago . Indictment : Mendoza , three others conspired to hijack Flight 281 in November 1968 . U.S. Attorney : Soltren ` ` will finally face the American justice system ''