Tag: Squawk 7500 Hijack Alert
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How a Single Radio Glitch Sparked a Terrifying Hijack Scare Over Europe, Scrambling Fighter Jets, Shutting Down a German Airport, and Triggering Chaos Before the Plane Landed Safely.
A routine passenger flight from the Greek island of Corfu to Nuremberg, Germany, suddenly became the centre of a major security scare after its emergency transponder code indicated a possible hijacking. Corendon Airlines Flight XR456, operated by a Boeing 737-800, reportedly transmitted squawk 7500 while flying over Croatia. This four-digit transponder code is internationally recognised…
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