Flight lands safely in Germany after hijack alert issued
Corendon Airlines later clarified that the incident was not an emergency and posed no danger to passengers, crew or the aircraft.
A Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft landed safely in Nuremberg, Germany, on Tuesday after an emergency hijack alert was issued. The alert was triggered by a malfunction in the radio communication system, not an actual hijacking, according to the airline. The pilot lost radio contact and the code 7500, used for hijacking cases, was transmitted.
Despite the alarm, the plane landed safely at Nuremberg Airport, causing a brief suspension of operations. The airport spokesperson confirmed that flight operations returned to normal after the incident. This alert comes less than a month after a co-pilot attacked the pilot of a Dubai to Israel flight with an emergency crash axe.
The United Arab Emirates prosecutor general labeled it a "terrorist attack." The airline emphasized that during the Tuesday incident, no emergency situation occurred and that passengers, crew, and the aircraft remained unharmed. The situation was closely monitored and investigations were initiated immediately.
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