Yemenia Flight 448 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight piloted by Captain Amer Anis from Sana ' a to al-Hudaydah , Yemen , that was hijacked on 23 January 2001 .

The Yemenia Yemen Airways Boeing 727-2N8 departed Departing Sana ' a International Airport bound for a stopover at Taiz-Al Janad Airport , Ta'izz .