Nuremberg Airport suspends operations after aviation emergency on Corendon flight XR456
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Nuremberg Airport halted flight operations following an aviation emergency involving Corendon Airlines flight XR456 from Corfu. Eurofighter jets escorted the aircraft, investigations were opened, and several flights were delayed or diverted.
Airport closure
Nuremberg Airport suspended flight operations because of an aviation emergency, according to police reports of an unclear air emergency. The airport remained closed until 14:00 UTC, with runways closed for 90 minutes before normal operations resumed.
Flight XR456 details
Corendon Airlines flight XR456, a Boeing 737‑800 registered 9H‑CXD, arrived from Corfu. The aircraft landed safely at Nuremberg at 12:16 local time, one minute behind schedule, after a 2 hour 11 minute flight. The flight transmitted an emergency code '7500' before landing. A brief radio communication failure over Croatia was also reported.
Emergency response
German Air Force Eurofighter jets escorted the aircraft before it landed. Police deployed a helicopter to search for an unidentified object, but no drone was found. Three pilots independently reported a possible drone sighting near the airfield during take‑offs and landings. Police opened an investigation into the incident.
Delays and diversions
Six flights were delayed, and two inbound flights were diverted as a precaution. Diversions included flights to Cologne and Prague, as well as to Frankfurt, Memmingen, Stuttgart and Munich.
What's still unclear
Sources differ on the exact time the emergency code was transmitted and on the airports to which inbound flights were diverted.
Analysed 8 reports from 8 publishers
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- cyprusnews.eu
- dailysabah.com
- abc.net.au
- dw.com
- indiatimes.com
- airporthaber2.com
- aerotime.aero
- simpleflying.com
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