text: Hijacked Sudanese plane leaves Cyprus for Britain . LARNACA , Cyprus 1996-08-27 A Sudan Airways plane with 199 passengers and crew which was hijacked to Cyprus took off from Larnaca airport after refuelling and headed to Britain early on Tuesday , witnesses said . Police said an unknown number of hijackers were on board the Airbus 310 which was hijacked on its way from Khartoum to Amman in Jordan . One had threatened to blow it up unless it was refuelled and they were taken to London where they intended to surrender and seek political asylum .