Malta's first Boeing 747 visit and first hijack. KLM Flight 861 was a scheduled flight from Amsterdam to Tokyo-Haneda with planned stops at Athens, Beirut and Delhi. The airplane was en route over Iraq when it was hijacked by three passengers, claiming to be members of the Arab Youth Organization for the Liberation of Palestine. They forced the plane to Damascus, Nicosia, Tripoli, Malta, and finally Dubai where the hijackers surrendered to authorities. All 247 passengers and 17 crew survived the hijacking. Photo by Joe Spiteri.

First Libyan Air Force Super Frelon to visit Malta.