The crisis dragged on for more than a month , while the '' Bundeskriminalamt '' carried out its biggest investigation to date . Matters escalated when , on 13 October 1977 , Lufthansa Flight 181 from Palma de Mallorca to Frankfurt was hijacked . A group of four PFLP members took control of the plane ( which was named '' Landshut '' ) . The leader introduced himself to the passengers as " Captain Mahmud " who would be later identified as Zohair Youssef Akache . When the plane landed in Rome for refueling , he issued the same demands as the Schleyer kidnappers , plus the release of two Palestinians held in Turkey and payment of US$ 15 million
Lufthansa Flight 181
Lufthansa Flight 181
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