Nuremberg Airport Closes, Jets Escort Passenger Plane
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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.
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.
The airliner later landed safely in Nuremberg, where authorities searched it but found no signs of danger.
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