Corendon 737-800 receives hijack alarm, escorted by Eurofighters to Nuremberg
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On 13 October 2026 a Corendon Airlines Europe Boeing 737-800 (9H-CXD) transmitted a 7500 hijack alarm while en route from Corfu to Nuremberg, and German air traffic control activated an emergency response.
Two Eurofighter Typhoon fighters from the 74th Tactical Fighter Wing were dispatched from Neuburg an der Donau Air Base, escorted the aircraft through German airspace to Nuremberg, and the plane landed safely at 12:16 local time; Nuremberg Airport temporarily closed flight operations, imposed extensive security measures, and German police placed a security ring around the perimeter and deployed special intervention teams.