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General · 2 hours ago

German fighter jets escort BA flight after pilots stop answering air traffic control

German fighter jets escort BA flight after pilots stop answering air traffic control

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A London-bound British Airways plane from Cyprus went quiet on both main and back-up radio channels for around half an hour. German Eurofighter Typhoons were sent to escort the aircraft, with one source telling The Sun that the jets found “no terrorism”. BA is now investigating whether the captain and first officer dozed off during the incident.

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