German airport briefly shuts after ‘emergency code’ transmitted in error by incoming plane
Corendon said a brief radio malfunction caused the 7500 hijack code, prompting fighter jets and a temporary airport shutdown.
- On Tuesday, a Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800 flight from Corfu transmitted emergency code 7500 while in Croatian airspace, signaling a hijacking; the airline attributed the alert to a radio communication malfunction.
- German authorities scrambled two Eurofighter jets from Neuburg Air Base to intercept and escort the passenger aircraft, while officials temporarily suspended all flight operations at Albrecht Duerer Airport during the aviation emergency.
- The jet landed safely at 12:16pm, and police subsequently confirmed there was "no danger" to passengers or crew; investigators determined the incident stemmed from the technical error rather than a security threat.
- Six flights were delayed and two inbound aircraft were diverted to other airports as a precaution while authorities verified the airspace; operations later returned to normal.
- Authorities clarified that overnight drone sightings reported by three pilots near the airport were unrelated to the hijack alert; police had investigated those objects separately from the Corendon flight incident.
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According to Corendon Airlines, a malfunction caused the hijacking report and there was no emergency situation.
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