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Status:  
Date: 06 AUG 1978
Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration: PH-DNS
C/n / msn: 47168/423
First flight:  
Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 63
Airplane damage: None
Location: Barcelona (Spain)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature: International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS) (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands
Destination airport: Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) (MAD/LEMD), Spain

Narrative:
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Algiers. Hijacker taken down. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.