| Date: | Tuesday 22 February 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-230B |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-ABYD |
| MSN: | 20372/132 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 187 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Aden -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Palam Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
| Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT) |
Five hijackers demanded money. Hijackers demands were accepted. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
Sources:
Het Parool
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