The Case of the Chinese Plane Intercepted by Hungarian Fighter Planes at the Border with Romania. The Investigation Revealed the Cause of the Incident
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A Cathay Pacific aircraft based in Hong Kong was intercepted by two NATO Hungarian fighter aircraft over the Romanian airspace. The incident took place on 4 July. Now, the investigation in this case shows that the pilot selected a wrong radio frequency after accidentally responding to air traffic control instructions for another aircraft.
A Cathay Pacific aircraft flying from Hong Kong to London was intercepted by two Hungarian fighter aircraft in NATO service in early July.
A radio frequency selection error in the cockpit of a Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 was enough to trigger a NATO alert procedure on 4 July. Two Hungarian fighter aircraft were sent to meet flight CX257 from Hong Kong to London-Heathrow, after a temporary loss of contact with Romanian air traffic control, this was revealed by a Hong Kong investigation report. The government announced on Friday that the Civil Aviation Department had completed conside…
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