Ryanair Flight FR7073 Returns to Porto After Transmitting Hijack Code 7500
The pilot used emergency transponder code 7500 after the passenger reported being followed by three people, and police later removed her from the plane.
- Ryanair flight FR7073 departed Porto Airport late Tuesday night but returned shortly after takeoff when a 48-year-old Brazilian passenger claimed she was being followed by three people on the Boeing 737.
- The pilot transmitted squawk code 7500 as the aircraft climbed past 12,000 feet, signaling unlawful interference to air traffic control. The plane made a U-turn about 15 minutes into the flight, landing at Porto around 35 minutes after takeoff.
- Conflicting reports emerged regarding the passenger's treatment; Portuguese paper Correio da Manha reported she returned to the flight after being identified "without police verifying her allegations," while other local media claimed police escorted her from the airport.
- The flight eventually departed for Dublin early Wednesday morning after Ryanair confirmed the incident involved a "false security report." It arrived in the Irish capital two-and-a-half hours behind schedule, following a 2hr 33mins delay.
- This incident follows a July alert involving LOT Polish Airlines flight 155, when a pilot accidentally transmitted squawk code 7500. Israeli forces dispatched fighter jets due to a "lack of contact with the aircraft," though contact was soon established.
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Flight FR7073 was 2h33 late after the issuance of code 7500, activated by the pilots, after the alert of a passenger. What is known about this incident.
Ryanair flight forced to return back to airport after pilot transmits hijack code after 'false security report'
A Ryanair flight has been forced to make an unexpected U-turn and return to Portugal after the captain broadcast the universal hijack alert.The plane had departed Francisco Sá Carneiro airport in Porto at 10.25pm bound for Dublin on what should have been a routine two-hour service to the Irish capital.Roughly 15 minutes into the journey, as the aircraft headed north towards the Portuguese-Spanish border, the pilot transmitted squawk code 7500, a…
An Ryanair flight taken off from Porto and headed for Dublin was forced to return to an emergency due to an alleged threat on board, triggered by the messages of a passenger. The episode triggered the maximum aerial alert, culminated with the presumed transmission by the pilot of the code squawk 7500, the international signal [...] The article
Passengers on the flight from Porto to Dublin are not likely to forget what happened to them on Tuesday. ...
A flight from Porto to Dublin must return shortly after take-off. A passenger is said to have triggered the incident.
A Ryanair flight from Porto to Dublin has been diverted due to a security incident. The pilot issued a distress call indicating a hijacking.
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