Havana rider

Havana rider
   obsolete American
   an aircraft hijacker
   The preferred destination of many such when the practice first emerged:
    Research in America has come up with a picture of the 'Havana riders', as airline staff call them. (Moynahan, 1983)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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