Germany Scrambles Jets After False Hijack Alert - EuropeTimes

Germany scrambled two Eurofighter jets after a passenger flight from Corfu, Greece, to Nuremberg triggered a cockpit hijack alert, then landed safely on Tuesday. German police said hijack code 7500 was transmitted and radio contact with the pilot was lost, prompting security procedures. Corendon Airlines, based in Turkey, attributed the event to a brief malfunction in the aircraft’s radio communications system while the plane was in Croatian airspace. The airline said there was no emergency and that passengers, crew and the aircraft were never in danger. The alert temporarily disrupted operations at Nuremberg Airport, but flights later returned to normal amid broader security concerns at German airports.