Fighter jets deployed and airport shut in ‘aviation emergency’ over German city of Nuremberg
Nuremberg Airport suspended operations after a Corendon Airlines flight transmitted a hijacking distress code. The airline later confirmed the signal was a technical malfunction, and the situation was resolved without incident.
Why it matters
Aviation security protocols are highly sensitive, and this incident demonstrates the immediate, large-scale disruption caused by technical errors in cockpit communication systems.
Eurofighter jets were deployed to escort the aircraft which was travelling from Corfu in Greece to Germany
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Germany 's Nuremberg airport has suspended all flight operations after a plane appeared to signal it was being hijacked, local police have said.
The flight was reportedly travelling from the Greek island of Corfu and was due to land when the operation took place after a ‘7500’ squawk - the international code for unlawful interference - was sent between 8:15 and 8:28am UTC (9:15 and 9:28am BST).
Corendon Airlines has insisted the signal was sent in error and was the result of a malfunction in the radio communication system, in a statement given to Sky News .
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