FRANKFURT, Germany: A flight from a Greek holiday island to Germany accidentally sent out a hijacking alert to several European countries Tuesday, prompting fighter jets to be scrambled and a brief airport closure.
The service operated by Corendon Airlines was en route from Corfu to Nuremberg in southern Germany when it "inadvertently" transmitted the alert, German police said.
"The aircraft could no longer be reached by radio to clarify the situation," prompting warnings to be activated in several European countries, police said.
A Rafale fighter jet was scrambled from Croatia to intercept the Boeing passenger jet while the German military also dispatched warplanes.
