Pakistan International Airlines Flight 712
On 3 December 1971, Jean Eugene Paul Kay, a French humanitarian activist, hijacked Pakistan International Airlines flight PK712 (a Boeing 720), at Orly Airport outside Paris, France. The flight was bound from London to Karachi via Paris, Rome and Cairo. Kay boarded the flight in Paris with five other passengers and took control of the aircraft on gunpoint. He demanded for 20 tons of medical supplies to be loaded onto the plane and sent to the refugees of Bangladesh Liberation War sheltered in India, and threatened to blow up the aircraft if the demands were not met. After a standoff of seven hours, Kay was arrested by two police personnel who boarded the aircraft in the guise of volunteers delivering the supplies he demanded.[1][2]
 A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 720, similar to the one involved in the incident | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 December 1971 |
| Site | Orly Airport, Paris, France |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 720 |
| Operator | Pakistan International Airlines |
| Flight origin | London |
| 1st stopover | Paris |
| 2nd stopover | Rome |
| 3rd stopover | Cairo |
| Destination | Karachi |
| Fatalities | None |
| Injuries | None |
In popular culture[edit]
1971 et Kay, a 2023 English-language Bangladeshi film, is based on this event.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Aviation Safety Network Hijacking Description". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ "Paris Police Thwart Airliner Hijacking". The New York Times. 1971-12-04. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
