Fighter jets 'intercept packed BA flight' sparking terror fears
Pilots on the flight from Cyprus to London Heathrow failed to respond to air traffic controllers, prompting fears of a terror incident at 34,000ft.
TL;DR
- Nato fighter jets intercepted a British Airways flight from Cyprus due to a communications failure.
- Pilots failed to respond to air traffic controllers for around 30 minutes, raising terror fears.
- German Eurofighter Typhoons were deployed to escort the flight.
- An inspection confirmed no terror incident occurred, and communication was eventually restored.
- The BA pilots were embarrassed by the incident, and the airline is investigating.
- Another BA flight from Cyprus was diverted to Gatwick due to missing Heathrow's curfew.