An Olympic Airways 727, similar to the one involved in the hijacking.
Hijacking
Date
22 July 1970
Summary
Hijacking
Site
over Rhodes, Greece
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 727
Operator
Olympic Airways
Flight origin
Beirut, Lebanon
Destination
Athens, Greece
Passengers
47 (including 6 hijackers)
Crew
8
Fatalities
0
Survivors
55
On 22 July 1970, Olympic Airways Flight 255 was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists over Rhodes, Greece, after it had taken off from Beirut, Lebanon en route to Athens, Greece. The hijackers demanded and successfully negotiated the release of seven Palestinian terrorists held in Greek prisons.[1]
^"Athens Agrees to Free 7 After Arabs Seize Airliner". The New York Times. 23 July 1970.
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