An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
"The news broadcast interrupted our dinner to report on a tragic airplane hijacking over the Atlantic Ocean."
take arbitrarily or by force
"The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
"A group of armed men hijacked the cargo plane mid-flight to demand ransom from the passengers."