Hijacking description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 22 FEB 1972 |
| Type: | Boeing 747-230B |
| Operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-ABYD |
| C/n / msn: | 20372/132 |
| First flight: | 1971-04-16 (10 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 172 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 187 |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Aden (Yemen) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Palam Airport (DEL/VIDP), India |
| Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Greece |
Five hijackers demanded money. Hijackers demands were accepted. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
Sources:
» Het Parool
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Delhi-Palam Airport to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport as the crow flies is 4971 km (3107 miles).
Distance from Delhi-Palam Airport to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport as the crow flies is 4971 km (3107 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
