A court in Egypt on Tuesday sentenced an Egyptian man to life in prison for his role in the hijacking of airliner in 2016.
Seif Eldin Mustafa has the right to appeal the sentence within 60 days.
Mustafa was convicted of using intimidation and threats to seize a plane and abduct its passengers for a terrorist purpose, according to a judicial source.
Prosecutors say Mustafa took control of the plane by showing flight attendants what appeared to be a belt stuffed with plastic wires and a remote control.
He then ordered the pilot to land at Larnaca airport in Cyprus.
Upon landing, Mustafa asked for the release of all female prisoners held in Egypt, and also to have contact with his Cypriot ex-wife.
He surrendered to Cypriot authorities about six hours after he landed, having gradually released all passengers and crew unharmed.
The Cypriot authorities handed him over to Cairo after a court ruling cleared the way for his extradition.
Cypriot courts had heard appeals since 2016 against the extradition of the 61-year-old to Cairo, rejecting his arguments that he would not receive a fair trial in Egypt.
