Flight from Corfu Forced Emergency Landing in Nuremberg
Nuremberg Airport was temporarily closed after a signal of an emergency situation on board a plane on October 13, and the airport suspended operations due to two incidents.
Consensus
- A passenger flight operated by Corendon Airlines arrived from the Greek island of Corfu.
- The flight triggered an emergency response by sending code 7500, indicating a hijacking.
- Fighter jets (Eurofighter) were deployed to escort the aircraft during its approach to Nuremberg Airport.
- Nuremberg Airport was temporarily closed or restricted due to the incident.
- The aircraft landed safely at Nuremberg Airport.
- No threat was found on board or in the airspace after the incident.
- Three pilots earlier reported seeing an unknown object near the airport, possibly a drone, but no such object was confirmed.
- Several flights were delayed or rerouted during the incident.
- The airport resumed normal operations after checks.
Points of divergence
- The crew completely ceased communication after activating the emergency code 7500. — riamo
- The aircraft transmitted a distress signal, though the cause is under investigation. — tg_astrapress
- The signal was sent from the cockpit and was possibly due to a mistake or technical fault. — tg_tvrain
- Special forces were present at the airport during the operation. — tg_tvrain
- The aircraft's transponder transmitted a distress signal during approach. — tg_echoonline_news
- Two incoming aircraft were rerouted to Cologne and Prague initially, but later landed in Nuremberg. — tg_dwglavnoe
Coverage (6 sources)
- Plane landed in Nuremberg after signal of vessel hijacking — РИАМО
- Nuremberg Airport temporarily closed due to emergency signal from aircraft flying from Corfu — pilots reported possible drone — ЭХО / Новости
- Nuremberg Airport temporarily closed after emergency signal from aboard aircraft — ASTRA
- Nuremberg Airport closed due to alleged aerial threat — signal of aircraft hijacking sent from cockpit — Дождь (Telegram)
- Nuremberg Airport temporarily closed due to emergency signal on board plane flying from Corfu — pilots reported possible drone — ЭХО / Новости
- Police closed Nuremberg airport, fighters were launched to escort a passenger plane — DW Главное