Paralysis of the Nuremberg airport by code 7500. Fighters on standby

The dangerous incident took place on Tuesday morning. According to the official statement of the carrier Corendon Airlines, a scheduled plane flying over Croatia from Corfu to Nuremberg sent the so-called transponder code 7500, which in international aviation means an absolute hijacking signal.

Because the air traffic control tower was unable to establish direct radio contact with the crew, safety procedures were implemented immediately. Eurofighter fighters from the 74th Tactical Fighter Wing stationed in Neuburg on the Danube took off into the air and escorted the passenger plane until landing. Around noon, Nuremberg airport was completely closed and special police units arrived on site.

Safe landing and suspected radio failure

The alarm lasted less than an hour from the moment the plane was safely placed on the runway. According to police spokesman Michael Petzold, everything was fine on the plane and nothing happened to the passengers and pilots. The passengers disembarked only after anti-terrorists and investigators had completely ruled out any threat.

Preliminary findings indicate that the events may have been caused by a radio failure.

After transmitting the code, the pilots failed to contact the controllers, which, combined with the silent transmitter, forced the services to assume the worst-case scenario.

Morning drone incident unrelated to the case

Tuesday morning at the Nuremberg airport was also not a calm one. Before the noon alert, three independent pilots reported the presence of a drone-like object in the area of ​​the glide path and take-off path.

The police searched the area using a helicopter, but the drone was not found. The incident resulted in the delay of six flights and two aircraft were diverted to alternate airports in Cologne and Prague. According to police findings, both Tuesday's incidents were unrelated. Currently, traffic at the airport has returned to normal.