Germany briefly shuts Nuremberg airport, scrambles jets to escort flight from Corfu
Authorities in Germany briefly shut an airport and scrambled fighter jets to escort a passenger plane after an emergency call raised fears of a possible hijacking but turned out to be over a radio problem, officials said.
German authorities briefly closed an airport and deployed fighter jets. This action was a response to an emergency call that suggested a potential hijacking. The incident was ultimately determined to be caused by a radio problem.
- An airport in Germany was briefly shut down.
- Fighter jets were scrambled to escort a passenger plane.
- The incident was triggered by an emergency call.
- Fears of a hijacking were raised.
- The cause was determined to be a radio problem.
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