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The Hijacking of Air New Zealand Flight 2279

Long-form8:135.9× channel median

Published Jul 5, 2026, 8:00 PM · 3mo ago

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101K subscribers · median 25.1K views

Stock footage · confirmed$Likely

Views

147,231

+0 views/hour

Likes

2.6K

1.7% of views

Comments

1.2K

0.78% of views

Checked every 24 h while the video is this age · last check 13h ago · next in 612 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.

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Views / hour now

measured 13h ago

Peak views / hour

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Avg views / day

1.5K

since upload

First 24 hours

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not tracked from upload

vs channel median

5.9×

Rank in channel

of 20 tracked

Engagement

2.5%

likes + comments / views

Est. ad revenue

$294–$883

lifetime, $2–6 RPM

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Description

The Hijacking of Air New Zealand flight 2279 is one of the pivotal moments in modern-day NZ history. This video tells the story of a Somali refugee attempting to hijack the aircraft and divert it to Australia.

Details

Published: Jul 5, 2026, 8:00 PM
Length: 8:13 (493 s)
Format: Long-form
Category: —
Audio language: —
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Video ID: aVF9qlyHnAk

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