On 3 December 1971, Jean Eugene Paul Kay, a 28 year old French humanitarian activist, hijacked Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK712 (a Boeing 720), at Orly Airport outside Paris, France.

The West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and French President Georges Pompidou met one-on-one in Paris that same day.

All of the security personnel were focused on ensuring the safety of these VIPs, including the West German chancellor and his entourage, who had just arrived at the airport.

[1] Kay immediately grabbed the captain's wireless set and connected to the airport control tower.

After a standoff of seven hours, Kay was arrested by two police personnel who boarded the aircraft in the disguise of volunteers delivering the supplies he demanded.