Yemenia Flight 448 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Sana'a to al-Hudaydah, Yemen, that was hijacked on 23 January 2001. The Yemenia Yemen Airways Boeing 727-2N8 departed Sana'a International Airport bound for a stop-over at Taiz-Al Janad Airport, Ta'izz.[2] The passengers included the United States Ambassador to Yemen, US Deputy Chief of Mission to Yemen, and the Yemeni Ambassador to the US.[1][3]