# How a radio glitch triggered a false hijack alert in Germany

https://mins.news/en/item/99513

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-14 09:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/14/how-a-radio-glitch-triggered-a-false-hijack-alert-in-germany?traffic_source=rss

> A Corendon Airlines flight from Corfu to Nuremberg sent a hijacking code while over Croatia because of a brief radio-system malfunction. German and Croatian fighter jets were scrambled, and Nuremberg airport was temporarily closed. The plane landed safely, with none of its 178 passengers or crew in danger, though flights were delayed and diverted.

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