Germany's Nuremberg airport closes due to aviation emergency
Police said the aircraft transmitted a hijacking code before landing safely, and six flights were delayed while two others diverted.
- On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Corendon Airlines flight XR456 landed safely at Nuremberg Airport after transmitting an emergency code, with German authorities scrambling Eurofighter jets to escort the aircraft.
- Earlier that morning, three pilots independently reported seeing a potential drone near the airfield, prompting authorities to deploy patrol vehicles and a police helicopter, though no evidence was found.
- Nuremberg Airport officials suspended operations during the police investigation, causing six flights to be delayed, while two arriving aircraft diverted to Cologne and Prague before continuing.
- Police confirmed that on-site inspections established no danger, and officers later added, "In the meantime, the aircraft has landed safely in Nuremberg. Investigations into the cause are currently underway."
- German airports have faced previous drone-related security alerts, including a May incident in Munich that forced more than 20 aircraft to divert, though authorities have not yet confirmed any connection between the incidents.
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The Bavaria police report that the aircraft that landed at Nuremberg airport sent a signal that the aircraft had been seized and the pilot did not make contact on the radio; shortly before, an emergency was declared at Nuremberg airport in connection with a flight to Germany from Greece.
Germany Briefly Shuts Nuremberg Airport, Scrambles Jets to Escort Flight From Corfu, Greece
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Germany briefly shut an airport and scrambled fighter jets to escort a passenger plane from Greece over concerns about an in-flight emergency on Tuesday, the dpa news agency reported. Police cordoned off Nuremberg airport in southern Germany and launched an investigation before the commercial plane landed safely from the Greek island of Corfu and authorities issued an all-clear, the agency reported. Details about the…
Police have lifted security measures at Nuremberg Airport after a suspected air emergency was reported on Tuesday involving a passenger plane arriving from Corfu.
Police temporarily closed Nuremberg Airport in Germany on Tuesday due to a suspected air emergency. German website Focus reported that the disruption could be related to a sighting of an object resembling a drone. Police later said the alert had been lifted. The possible drone sightings had already disrupted traffic at the airport in the early hours of the morning.
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