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Nuremberg Airport Closes, Jets Escort Passenger Plane

Eurofighters escorted Corendon XR 456 from Corfu after an emergency code; Nuremberg Airport closed October 13, 2026, until the jet landed safely at 12:16 p.m.

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Nürnberg airport temporarily stopped working because of a police operation after a possible air emergency was reported, the plane with Corfu landed safely, but restrictions remain.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Meanwhile, new details have been revealed about the malfunctions that caused a major security alert in the skies over Europe. According to the German news agency NEWS5, which had reporters on the scene, a special SEK police unit was sent to the airport, while numerous emergency services were deployed on the runway and other parts of the airport. Passengers did not get off the plane until around 1:25 p.m., more than an hour after the Boeing lande…

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The police closed down the German airport of Nürnberg yesterday on suspicion of an air emergency, while the aircraft in question landed peacefully; many questions remain unanswered, while investigations continue to determine the reasons ...

On the 13th, a Corendon Airlines passenger plane en route from Corfu, Greece, to Nuremberg, Germany, mistakenly transmitted a hijacking emergency code, prompting German Air Force fighter jets to scramble and temporarily closing Nuremberg Airport. A Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800 (flight number XR456), carrying 178 passengers and crew, transmitted an aerial hijacking emergency code while flying from Corfu, Greece, to Nuremberg. Less than an ho…

Nuremberg Airport was temporarily closed around noon on Tuesday after a Turkish Corendon Airlines plane mistakenly sent a distress signal about a hijacking. The airline said the plane and passengers were not in danger.

·Čestlice, Czechia
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Independent Journal Review broke the news in Alexandria, United States on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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