World · Europe · 9 hrs ago
Radio malfunction triggers false hijack alert on flight to Germany
A Corendon Airlines flight from Corfu to Nuremberg landed safely in Germany on Tuesday after a hijack alert came from the cockpit.
The alert used code 7500, and the pilot could not be reached by radio, prompting German authorities to activate alarms.
Germany scrambled two Eurofighter jets to accompany the plane until it landed.
The airline said a radio communication malfunction caused the false alert and that no one on board was in danger.
Nuremberg Airport briefly suspended operations, but flight operations later returned to normal.
Germany’s air force says its fighter jets assess situations when contact with civilian aircraft is lost, which happens about once or twice a month.
A Corendon Airlines flight from Greece landed safely in Nuremberg after a cockpit hijack alert was found to be false.
The German air force scrambled two Eurofighter jets after the pilot transmitted code 7500 and could not be reached by radio.
Corendon said a brief malfunction in the radio communication system caused the alert.
The airline said passengers, crew and the aircraft were never in danger.
The alert briefly disrupted operations at Nuremberg Airport.
- Who
- A Corendon Airlines flight crew, passengers and two German air force fighter jets.
- What
- A cockpit hijack alert prompted a response, but the airline said it was caused by a radio malfunction.
- When
- Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
- Where
- The flight was travelling from Corfu, Greece, to Nuremberg, Germany; the alert was transmitted in Croatian airspace.
- Why
- Corendon said a brief malfunction in the radio communication system caused the false alert.
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The flight departed from the Greek island of Corfu.
The cockpit transmitted code 7500, and the pilot could no longer be reached by radio.
Two German Eurofighter jets accompanied the aircraft to Nuremberg, where it landed safely.
Operations at Nuremberg Airport were briefly suspended and later returned to normal.
- Airline
- Corendon Airlines
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-800
- Origin
- Corfu, Greece
- Destination
- Nuremberg, Germany
- Alert code
- 7500
- German response
- Two Eurofighter jets scrambled from Neuburg Air Base
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What people are saying
no emergency situation occurred and that at no point were the passengers, flight crew or aircraft in any danger.
From the cockpit, the code ’7500′ [hijacking case] was transmitted, and furthermore, the pilot could no longer be reached by radio. For safety reasons, various alarm scrambles were then triggered.
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Aus dem Cockpit wurde der Code "7500" (Entführungsfall) gesendet, zudem war der Pilot per Funk nicht mehr zu erreichen. Sicherheitshalber wurden daraufhin diverse Alarmstarts ausgelöst. #NUE1310