Image copyright EPA Image caption The alleged hijacker demanded to see his ex-wife as soon as the plane landed in Cyprus 
 
 Egypt has asked Cyprus to extradite the man accused of hijacking an airliner on Tuesday, Egyptian prosecutors say. 
 
 Seif al-Din Mustafa, described by Cypriot officials as being mentally disturbed, used a fake suicide belt to hijack the Egyptair flight and forced it to fly to Larnaca. 
 
 Egyptian prosecutors said Mr Mustafa should be handed over under a 1996 bilateral extradition treaty. 
 
 He has been remanded in custody in Cyprus for eight days. 
 
 Possible charges include air piracy, kidnapping and threatening behaviour. 
 
 Mr Mustafa did not speak at his court appearance, but gave a victory sign as he was driven away by police. 
 
 The hijacking is believed to have been motivated by a row between Mr Mustafa, 58, and his ex-wife, who lives in Cyprus. Cypriot authorities have said the hijacking was not terrorism-related. 
 
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 How the hijacking unfolded 
 
 EgyptAir flight MS181 was carrying 56 passengers from Alexandria to Cairo, along with six crew and a security official, when it was diverted to Cyprus. 
 
 Media caption EgyptAir Flight MS181 hijacking suspect passes through airport security 
 
 During a stand-off lasting more than six hours, almost all passengers and crew were freed unharmed as authorities negotiated with Mr Mustafa. 
 
 One person, apparently a crew member, climbed out of a cockpit window, minutes before the suspect walked calmly out of the plane to surrender. 
 
 Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said Mr Mustafa had initially asked to speak with his Cypriot ex-wife, who was brought to the airport by police, before making a series of "incoherent" demands. 
 
 Image copyright AP Image caption Mustafa giving a V-sign to journalists moments after appearing tired and drawn in court 
 
 President Nicos Anastasiades had responded to a reporter's question about whether the hijacker was motivated by romance, by laughing and saying: "Always there is a woman involved." 
 
 A photograph showing a British man posing with the hijacker inside the plane has been widely circulated. Ben Innes told the Sun newspaper he was trying to get a better look at Mr Mustafa's belt. 
 
 Egyptian press: Incident will affect tourism 
 
 Describing it as "the easiest and the most foolish hijacking of a plane", private newspaper al-Masry al-Youm recalled the "critical" timing of the incident as Egypt was trying to recover from the downing of a Russian plane over Sinai in October 2015. 
 
 State-owned al-Gomhuria wrote that it had "left a scar on Egypt's heart". But it added that "the greatest loss is that tourists will be scared and many countries have delayed their decision to end the ban they imposed on flights to Egypt". 
 
 Private al-Youm al-Sabi sees "a blow to tourism in Egypt". 
 
 "Lax security at Egyptian airports, either on the ground or on board, tarnishes the reputation of Egyptian airlines and will also impact considerably on tourism in Egypt," echoed liberal opposition newspaper al-Wafd. 
 
 Airport security 
 
 A statement from Egypt's civil aviation ministry said 26 foreign passengers were on board, including eight Americans, four Britons, four Dutch citizens, two Belgians, two Greeks, a French national, an Italian and a Syrian. 
 
 Media caption A man was seen fleeing from a cockpit window shortly before the hijacker surrendered 
 
 Egyptian authorities said security measures had been "fully implemented" before the flight. 
 
 CCTV footage released by the interior ministry shows Mr Mustafa being frisked at two security checks and passing a slim bag through X-ray machines at Alexandria's Borg El Arab airport. 
 
 The BBC's Youssef Taha says Egypt has taken steps to improve airport security after Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 was blown up over Sinai last October. 
 
 They include an extra $1bn (£690m) a year and a deal with British consultancy Control Risks to review procedures at Cairo, Sharm El-Sheikh and Marsa Alam airports. 
 
 Despite this, our correspondent says checks remain inconsistent, with many VIPs and MPs refusing to be searched and airport and airline staff routinely bypassing full security screening. ||||| Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The suspect emerged from the plane and was later detained 
 
 A hijacking that diverted a domestic Egyptian flight to Cyprus has ended with all hostages released and the hijacker surrendering. 
 
 EgyptAir Flight MS181 was taken over by a passenger claiming to be wearing a suicide explosive belt. 
 
 Airline officials later said they had been told by Cypriot authorities that the belt was fake. 
 
 The hijacker's motives remain unclear but the Cypriot president said the incident was not terrorism-related. 
 
 No-one was injured in the hijacking, Cypriot government spokesman Nikos Christodulides tweeted. 
 
 How the hijacking unfolded 
 
 Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption A man believed to be the hijacker leaves the aircraft 
 
 Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Cypriot security services were waiting for him 
 
 After a morning of tension, the hijacker was seen walking down aircraft steps at Larnaca airport with his hands raised. 
 
 Some reports said the Egyptian man - named by Cypriot officials as Seif Eldin Mustafa - wanted to talk to his estranged Cypriot wife who lives on the Mediterranean island, while others said he was seeking the release of female prisoners in Egypt. 
 
 Analysis - BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner 
 
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 It is only some small comfort that the man who hijacked Egyptair flight MS181 was bluffing. The bulging white "suicide belt" with wires sticking out turned out to be a fake. 
 
 It at least means that this time Egypt cannot be accused of letting someone smuggle explosives through airport security and on to an airliner as they did in October at Sharm El Sheikh airport, destroying a Russian passenger jet in mid-air. 
 
 But it still triggers a number of worrying questions about aviation security. 
 
 How was it that a passenger, described by the Cypriot authorities as "mentally unstable" was able to carry enough materials through Alexandria airport to resemble a bomb? 
 
 And what is to stop any future airline passenger, similarly unarmed, from pretending that he or she has a real device strapped to them? 
 
 For Egypt's battered tourism industry, that has yet to recover from the October airline bombing, this hijack is a further blow it can ill afford. 
 
 The hijacker's surrender came shortly after several people were seen fleeing the aircraft. One - apparently a crew member - escaped by climbing out of the aircraft's cockpit window. 
 
 Throughout the morning, people had been seen leaving the aircraft after appearing to have been released. 
 
 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption A man was seen fleeing from a cockpit window shortly before the hijacker surrendered 
 
 Local media reports said the hijacker had handed over a four-page letter in Arabic after the plane landed at Larnaca on Tuesday morning, and that later a woman thought to be his wife had arrived at the airport. 
 
 Earlier, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades had responded to a reporter's question about whether the hijacker was motivated by romance, by laughing and saying: "Always there is a woman involved." 
 
 Egypt airport security 
 
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 Video posted by Egypt's Interior Ministry on its Facebook page shows the suspected hijacker passing through airport security in Alexandria. 
 
 Egypt says it has taken steps to improve safety after Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 was blown up over Sinai last October: 
 
 British consultancy Control Risks to review security at Cairo, Sharm El-Sheikh and Marsa Alam airports 
 
 $1bn a year to upgrade airport security 
 
 Increased and more thorough checks 
 
 Despite this, the BBC's Youssef Taha says checks remain patchy and inconsistent: 
 
 Many VIPs refuse to be searched and MPs claim immunity 
 
 Airport and airline staff do not usually go through full screening 
 
 EgyptAir said the Airbus A320 was carrying 56 passengers from Alexandria to Cairo, along with six crew and a security official. It had initially said 81 passengers were on board. 
 
 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades: "Always there is a woman involved" 
 
 A statement from Egypt's civil aviation ministry said 26 foreign passengers were on board, including eight Americans, four Britons, four Dutch citizens, two Belgians, two Greeks, a French national, an Italian and a Syrian. 
 
 Larnaca airport, on the south coast of Cyprus, has been closed and scheduled flights diverted elsewhere.
– What to do when you're being held hostage on an aircraft by somebody who appears to be wearing a suicide vest? For Ben Innes of Leeds, England, it was time for a selfie—with the hijacker. The 26-year-old, who was one of the last hostages left on the plane after hijacker Seif Eldin Mustafa forced the EgyptAir Alexandria-to-Cairo flight to land in Cyprus, tells the Sun that "I figured if his bomb was real I'd nothing to lose anyway, so [I] took a chance to get a closer look at it. I got one of the cabin crew to translate for me and asked him if I could do a selfie with him. He just shrugged OK, so I stood by him and smiled for the camera while a stewardess did the snap. It has to be the best selfie ever." Innes' relieved mother tells the Telegraph that she takes issue with the description of the photo as a "selfie," since Ben didn't take it himself. Mustafa, whose explosives belt turned out to be a fake made from phone cases, appeared in court in Cyprus on Wednesday and was remanded in custody for eight days, the BBC reports. Authorities describe the 59-year-old as a "psychologically unstable person" who made assorted incoherent demands, the AP reports. Egypt's ambassador to Cyprus says the incident stemmed from a "family feud," probably involving Mustafa's ex-wife, who lives in Cyprus and was brought to the airport at his request. "He's not a terrorist, he's an idiot," another foreign ministry official says. "Terrorists are crazy, but they aren't stupid. This guy is."