Germany briefly shuts Nuremberg airport, scrambles jets to escort flight from Corfu
Authorities in Germany briefly shut an airport and scrambled fighter jets to escort a passenger plane after an emergency call raised fears of a possible hijacking but turned out to be over a radio problem, officials said.
TL;DR
- An airport in Germany was briefly shut down.
- Fighter jets were scrambled to escort a passenger plane.
- The incident was triggered by an emergency call.
- Fears of a hijacking were raised.
- The cause was determined to be a radio problem.