Lufthansa: Timeline

1972   A Lufthansa plane is hijacked and taken to Aden Aden

Aden IPA [i]: is a city in Yemen [i], 105 miles East of Bab-el-Mandeb [i] ... 

. Passengers are released after a ransom of 16 million D-marks is agreed.

1972   The Black September group hijacks a Lufthansa Boeing 727 Boeing 727

The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, single-aisle commercial jet airliner.... 

 over Turkey Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a Eurasia [i]n country that stretches across the Anatolia [i] ... 

, and demands the release of three of their comrades still held for the massacre of Israel Israel

Israel , officially the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia [i] on the so ... 

i athletes at the Olympic games Olympic Games

The Olympic Games, or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event [i] taking place every four ... 

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1997   The Star Alliance is formed between Air Canada Air Canada

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, Lufthansa, SAS, Thai Airways International and United Airlines United Airlines

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