Panic as fighter jets intercept BA flight due to 'terror attack' fears

NATO fighter jets were scrambled to examine a British Airways aircraft heading to London after both pilots allegedly failed to respond to air traffic controllers. The incident occurred when the captain and first officer of flight BA899 were reported to have failed to answer calls for approximately half an hour. The Airbus A321, travelling from Pafos in Cyprus to London Heathrow, was over Germany at the time. Eurofighter Typhoons were deployed by the German military to examine the cockpit and confirm there was no threat.