JL 472
28 Sep 1977 · Hijacking, Sabotage & Deliberate ActsJAPAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 472 (1977)
Douglas DC-8 · Japan Airlines · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Japanese Red Army hijacked the jet to Dhaka
Hijack negotiation
Diversion security
Government policy
Aircraft
Douglas DC-8
Japan Airlines
Route
Paris–Le Bourget (LBG), France
→ Tokyo–Haneda (HND), Japan
People
156 on board
All survived
Date
28 Sep 1977
Category
Hijacking, Sabotage & Deliberate Acts
Bombs, hijackers, shootdowns, murder in the cockpit.
THE STORY
Japanese Red Army hijackers diverted the DC-8 to Dhaka. Japan released prisoners and paid $6 million — a capitulation that reshaped global no-negotiation policy.