NATO fighter jets scrambled to meet British Airways flight to UK in mid-air
Eurofighter Typhoons were sent out (stock)(Image: SWNS)
TL;DR
- NATO fighter jets were scrambled to inspect British Airways flight BA899.
- The flight, traveling from Pafos, Cyprus to London Heathrow, lost contact with air traffic controllers for about 30 minutes over Germany.
- German Eurofighter Typhoons were dispatched to visually inspect the cockpit.
- The inspection revealed no threat, and British Airways confirmed no third-party interference.
- Communication with air traffic control was re-established, and the flight continued to London safely.
- British Airways is investigating the circumstances of the communication loss.