Radio Glitch Triggers False Hijack Alert on Corendon Airlines Flight
· World · Al Jazeera, Times of India
German authorities briefly closed Nuremberg's Albrecht Dürer airport and scrambled military jets after a Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800 inadvertently transmitted a 7500 emergency squawk code on Tuesday. The flight, carrying 178 passengers and crew from Corfu to Nuremberg, experienced a brief communication system malfunction while flying over Croatia. Air traffic controllers were unable to establish radio contact with the cockpit, prompting military fighter jets from Croatia and Germany to intercept the aircraft. The plane landed safely in Nuremberg, though the security scare caused the delay of six flights and the diversion of two inbound flights. The exact cause of the communication failure remains under investigation.
Why it matters
The incident highlights strict European aviation security protocols triggered by cockpit communication failures, causing immediate flight disruptions and military responses at Nuremberg airport.
Read the original report — Al Jazeera
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