Skyjacked

Between Fear and Hope. Lufthansa Flight 181, October 1977
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-7693-6258-9
Verlag: BoD - Books on Demand

Buch, Englisch, 178 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 135 mm x 215 mm, Gewicht: 249 g

At 19, Diana is one of eight young women invited to spend a week on Mallorca as a prize for winning a beauty pageant. Behind her lies a carefree week of fun, parties, and a night of heavy celebration. Shortly after, she will face the most terrifying ordeal of her life.

It is October 13, 1977, during the so-called German Autumn (Deutscher Herbst), a period of heightened terrorist activity in West Germany. Four Palestinian terrorists hijack the Lufthansa aircraft »Landshut« on its return flight from Mallorca to Frankfurt, demanding the release of imprisoned members of the Baader-Meinhof Group. What begins as a routine flight quickly spirals into a nightmare. Over the next five days, more than 80 hostages endure terror, uncertainty, and the constant threat of death. Diana is one of them.

In this deeply emotional account, Diana Müll shares the hijacking and her dramatic rescue in harrowing detail.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Müll, Diana

Bode, Christine

Über Autor(innen)

Bode, Christine
Christine Bode was born in 1964 in Bergerac, France. After completing her studies in Giessen, she worked for 15 years as a radio editor and reporter. Today she works as an independent journalist. She lives in Giessen with her husband and two children.

Müll, Diana
Diana Müll was born in 1958 in Daubringen, near Giessen, in the German state of Hesse. She is the eldest of four children. Today she works as a self-employed cosmetologist in her own studio in Giessen. Since 1977, she has been a popular interview subject for newspapers, radio, and television. But she has never told her complete story until now.

Diana Müll:
Diana Müll was born in 1958 in Daubringen, near Giessen, in the German state of Hesse. She is the eldest of four children. Today she works as a self-employed cosmetologist in her own studio in Giessen. Since 1977, she has been a popular interview subject for newspapers, radio, and television. But she has never told her complete story until now.

Christine Bode:
Christine Bode was born in 1964 in Bergerac, France. After completing her studies in Giessen, she worked for 15 years as a radio editor and reporter. Today she works as an independent journalist. She lives in Giessen with her husband and two children.